potentiality

Plural: potentialities

Noun

• the inherent capacity for coming into being
• an aptitude that may be developed
• The quality of being or having potential.
• An instance of potential: any given possibility.
• An inherent capacity for growth or development.
• An aptitude amenable to development; capability.
• A possibility or capacity to be something, as opposed to an actuality describing what something actually is at present.
• Quantum potential.

Examples

• A new year is filled with potentiality.
• any and all potentialities
• filled with potentiality
• We've been prepping for years, and we like to hope that we're ready for all potentialities — as ready as one can be.

Synonyms

capability, capableness, potency, potential

Antonyms

incapability

Related Words

potence, potency, potent, potentate, potential