possibility

(pŏs'ə-bĭl'ĭ-tē)
n., pl., -ties.

1. The fact or state of being possible.
2. Something that is possible.
3. possibilities Potentiality for favorable or interesting results: The idea has great possibilities.

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noun

1. The likeliness of a given event occurring: chance, likelihood, odds, probability, prospect (used in plural). See likely/unlikely.
2. Something that may occur or be done: contingency, eventuality. See possible/impossible.

n

Definition: feasibility, likelihood; chance
Antonyms: impossibility, impossible, unfeasibility, unlikelihood

IN BRIEF: Capability of existing or happening or being true.

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace. — Dalai Lama

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Common misspelling(s) of possibility

• possibilty

Dansk (Danish)
n. - mulighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
mogelijkheid

Français (French)
n. - possibilité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Möglichkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δυνατότητα, πιθανότητα, ενδεχόμενο

Italiano (Italian)
possibilità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - possibilidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
возможность

Español (Spanish)
n. - posibilidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - möjlighet, eventualitet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可能性, 可能的事

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 可能性, 可能的事

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가능성, 가능한 수단[방법]

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 可能性, 起こりうること, ふさわしいもの, 将来性

idioms:

• realms of possibility    可能性の領域

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إمكانيه, إحتمال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אפשרות, ייתכנות‬

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