possibility
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.
Examples
- 'There is little possibility of that happening' 'I'd say there's rather a strongish possibility that it won't.
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
hypothesis, opening, possible action, possibleness, theory, alternative, chance, choice, contingency, contingent, eventuality, option, possibility, potentiality
Antonyms
impossibility, sure thing
Scrabble Score: 18
possibility: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpossibility: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
possibility: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary