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   Pos·si·bil·i·ty

   /ˌpäsəˈbilədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a thing that may happen or be the case: "there was always the possibility that he might be turned down" Similar chancelikelihoodprobabilityprospecthoperiskhazarddangerfear
   • ▪ the state or fact of being likely or possible; likelihood: "there was no possibility of recompense for him" Similar feasibilitypracticabilitychancesoddsattainabilityachievabilitypotentialityconceivabilityprobabilityopportunityscoperare:workableness
   • ▪ a thing that may be chosen or done out of several possible alternatives: "one possibility is to allow all firms to participate" Similar optionalternativechoicecourse of actionsolutionrecourseinformal:bet
   • ▪ unspecified qualities of a promising nature; potential: "the house was old but it had possibilities" Similar potentialpotentialitypromiseprospectscapabilityabilityaptitudecapacityinformal:what it takes

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French possibilite, from late Latin possibilitas, from possibilis ‘able to be done’ (see possible).

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   The meaning of POSSIBILITY is the condition or fact of being possible. How to use possibility in a sentence.

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   POSSIBILITY definition: 1. a chance that something may happen or be true: 2. something that you can choose to do in a…. Learn more.

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   If something could realistically happen, it's a possibility. So winning the lottery is a slight possibility, but becoming king of the world is not even a remote possibility.

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   Possibility definition: the state or fact of being possible. See examples of POSSIBILITY used in a sentence.

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   POSSIBILITY meaning: 1. a chance that something may happen or be true: 2. something that you can choose to do in a…. Learn more.

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   3 days ago · If you say there is a possibility that something is true or that something will happen, you mean that it might be true or it might happen.

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   Definition of possibility noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.