1. Ellen Key 2. general 3. a universal remedy. 4. Of or relating to the universe or cosmos; cosmic. 5. Knowledgeable about or constituting all or many subjects; comprehensively broad. 6. Adapted or adjustable to many sizes or mechanical uses. 7. Encompassing all of the members of a class or group. Used of a proposition. 8. A universal proposition. 9. A general or abstract concept or term considered absolute or axiomatic. 10. A general or widely held principle, concept, or notion. 11. A trait or pattern of behavior characteristic of all the members of a particular culture or of all human beings.