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potentiality
noun po·ten·ti·al·i·ty \pə-ˌten(t)-shē-ˈa-lə-tē\
: a quality that can be developed to make someone or something better
: a chance or possibility that something will happen or exist in the future
plural po·ten·ti·al·i·ties
Full Definition of POTENTIALITY
1
: the ability to develop or come into existence
2
: potential 1
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First Known Use of POTENTIALITY
1625
Related to POTENTIALITY
- Synonyms
- capability, eventuality, possibility, potential, prospect
Rhymes with POTENTIALITY
asexuality, bisexuality, bunker mentality, collegiality, colloquiality, commerciality, conceptuality, conditionality, congeniality, connaturality, connubiality, conventionality, conviviality, corporeality, dimensionality, directionality, effectuality, emotionality, essentiality, eventuality, exceptionality, extensionality, grammaticality, horizontality, illogicality, impartiality, impersonality, impracticality, inhospitality, instrumentality, intentionality, irrationality, monumentality, municipality, originality, pansexuality, paranormality, polytonality, proportionality, provinciality, sentimentality, spirituality, split personality, substantiality, supernormality, theatricality, universality
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