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possibility
noun pos·si·bil·i·ty \ˌpä-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\
: a chance that something might exist, happen, or be true : the state or fact of being possible
: something that might be done or might happen : something that is possible
possibilities : abilities or qualities that could make someone or something better in the future
plural pos·si·bil·i·ties
Full Definition of POSSIBILITY
1
: the condition or fact of being possible
2
archaic : one's utmost power, capacity, or ability
3
: something that is possible
4
: potential or prospective value —usually used in plural <the house had great possibilities>
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First Known Use of POSSIBILITY
14th century
Related to POSSIBILITY
- Synonyms
- capability, eventuality, potential, potentiality, prospect
Rhymes with POSSIBILITY
actability, affability, arability, audibility, bankability, bearability, biddability, breathability, brushability, capability, changeability, clubbability, coilability, contractility, countability, credibility, crossability, culpability, curability, cutability, disability, disutility, drapability, drillability, drinkability, drivability, durability, dyeability, edibility, equability, erectility, fallibility, feasibility, fishability, flammability, flexibility, forgeability, formability, frangibility, friability, fungibility, fusibility, gullibility, hatchability, ignobility, imbecility, immobility, inability, incivility, indocility, infantility, infertility, instability, inutility, juvenility, leachability, legibility, liability, likability, livability, lovability, mailability, meltability, miscibility, movability, mutability, notability, packability, placability, plausibility, playability, pliability, portability, potability, pregnability, prehensility, printability, probability, puerility, readability, rentability, risibility, roadability, salability, sensibility, sewability, shareability, sociability, solubility, solvability, spreadability, squeezability, stainability, stretchability, suitability, tenability, testability, traceability, trainability, treatability, tunability, usability, vendibility, versatility, viability, visibility, volatility, washability, wearability, wettability, workability
POSSIBILITY Defined for Kids
possibility
noun pos·si·bil·i·ty \ˌpä-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\
plural pos·si·bil·i·ties
Definition of POSSIBILITY for Kids
1
: a chance that something may or may not happen or exist : the state or fact of being possible <There's a possibility of rain today.>
2
: something that may happen or exist <Life on other planets is a possibility.>
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