possibility
Meanings
Plural: possibilities
Noun
- a future prospect or potential
- capability of existing or happening or being true
- "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
- a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
- a possible alternative
- "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
- The quality of being possible.
- A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
- An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.
- Capability, power or capacity to act.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English possibilite, from Middle French possibilité (from Old French possibilite) and directly from Late Latin possibilitās (“possibility”), from Latin possibilis (“possible”); see possible. By surface analysis, possible + -ity.
Synonyms
alternative, chance, choice, contingency, contingent, eventuality, hypothesis, opening, option, possibility, possible action, possibleness, potentiality, theory
Antonyms
impossibility, sure thing
Scrabble Score: 18
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