omnipresent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ˌɑmnɪˈpɹɛzn̩t] (General-American)
- (US) audio
- [ˌɔmnɪˈpɹezn̩t] (Australia)
- /ˌɔmnɪjˈpɹɛz(ə)nt/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- [ˌɒmnɪˈpɹɛzn̩t] (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin omnipraesēns, equivalent to omni- + present.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Being everywhere simultaneously.
In 1975, China was emerging from the Cultural Revolution, its government’s effort to purify and revitalize society. Communist officials had set up indoctrination programs, broadcast propaganda over omnipresent loudspeakers, and sought to stamp out any evidence of China’s ancient history.
2010, George W. Bush, Decision Points, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 22–23:Another most notable change concerns rolling stock liveries. Back then, corporate Rail Blue was omnipresent, whereas now there is a kaleidoscope of colours and styles.
2020 June 17, David Clough, “Then and now: trains through Crewe”, in Rail, page 60:That's especially critical in a world where cruelty, war and bad news seem omnipresent.
2025 November 13, Kamala Thiagarajan, “If you're going to be kind to another human, today is the day to do it!”, in NPR:
Coordinates
all-knowing · omniscient · ever-present · all-powerful · omnipotent
Deriveds
superomnipresent · omnipresence · omnipresently
Synonyms
Translations (46)
oc omnipresent (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · eu nonahiko (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · ru вездесу́щий (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · pl wszechobecny (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · fi omnipresentti (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · el πανταχού παρών (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · fi kaikkialla läsnä oleva (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · sl vseprisoten (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · cmn 無往不在 /无往不在 (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · fi ubiikki (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · sh свеприсутан (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · mk сепри́сутен (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · de omnipräsent (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · sk všadeprítomný (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · gl omnipresente (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · cmn 無處不在 /无处不在 (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · uk всепрису́тній (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · da allestedsnærværende (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · fr omniprésent (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · ka ყველგანმყოფი (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · es omnipresente (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · eo ĉieesta (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · pt omnipresente (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · hu mindenütt jelenlevő (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · ka ყველგან მყოფი (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · ca omnipresent (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · nl alomtegenwoordig (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · uk всюдису́щий (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · kaw sarwaga (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · is alls staðar nálægur (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · it onnipresente (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · bg вездесъ́щ (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · nb allestedsnærværende (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · lv visuresošs (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · ast omnipresente (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · sv allestädes närvarande (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · uk повсю́дний (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · ka ყველგან მსუფევი (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · be усюдыі́сны (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · cs všudypřítomný (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · de allgegenwärtig (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · nl omnipresent (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · sh sveprisutan (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · ro omniprezent (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · ka ყველგანმსუფევი (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous) · tl nasakahitsaan (being everywhere — see also ubiquitous)