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- [pos-uh-bil-i-tee]
- /ˌpɒs əˈbɪl ɪ ti/
- /ˌpɒsəˈbɪləti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pos-uh-bil-i-tee]
- /ˌpɒs əˈbɪl ɪ ti/
Definitions of possibility word
- noun plural possibility the state or fact of being possible: the possibility of error. 1
- noun plural possibility something possible: He had exhausted every possibility but one. 1
- noun possibility potential action 1
- noun possibility future outcome 1
- noun possibility that could exist 1
- countable noun possibility If you say there is a possibility that something is the case or that something will happen, you mean that it might be the case or it might happen. 0
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Origin of possibility
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English possibilite < Late Latin possibilitās. See possible, -ity
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Parts of speech for Possibility
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
possibility popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
possibility usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for possibility
noun possibility
- aftereffect — The aftereffects of an event, experience, or substance are the conditions which result from it.
- availabilities — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
- availability — the quality or condition of being available
- bidder — A bidder is someone who offers to pay a certain amount of money for something that is being sold. If you sell something to the highest bidder, you sell it to the person who offers the most money for it.
- candidate — A candidate is someone who is being considered for a position, for example someone who is running in an election or applying for a job.
verb possibility
- foretoken — a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.
- foretokening — Indication in advance.
Antonyms for possibility
noun possibility
- criterion — A criterion is a factor on which you judge or decide something.
- impossibility — condition or quality of being impossible.
- impossible — not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc.
- impracticability — The quality or condition of being impracticable.
Top questions with possibility
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