Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The fact or state of being possible.
- n. Something that is possible.
- n. Potentiality for favorable or interesting results: The idea has great possibilities.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The mode of that which is possible; the fact of being possible.
- n. A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
- n. Specifically, in law, a chance or expectation; an uncertain thing which may or may not happen. It is near or ordinary, as where an estate is limited to one after the death of another; or remote or extraordinary, as where it is limited to a man provided he shall be married to a certain woman, and then that she shall die, and he be married to another.
Wharton.
Wiktionary
- n. The quality of being possible.
- n. A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
- n. An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The quality or state of being possible; the power of happening, being, or existing.
- n. That which is possible; a contingency; a thing or event that may not happen; a contingent interest, as in real or personal estate.
WordNet 3.0
- n. capability of existing or happening or being true
- n. a future prospect or potential
- n. a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
- n. a possible alternative
Etymologies
- From Middle English possibilitee, from Old French possibilite, from Late Latin possibilitas ("possibility"), from Latin possibilis ("possible"); see possible. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“You frequently ask others to accept the possibility that your beliefs are correct - now I ask you to accept the _possibility_ that Jesus was a human teacher and that the mythology around his divinity were added after the fact.”
“And I think your thesis, that modern adolescence and modern poetry intersect at the desire to resist closure/identity and maintain possibility, is right on.”
Youthful Forms : Ange Mlinko : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation
“Another possibility is amotion for stay pending an appeal.”
“Cooley didn't exactly guarantee such a performance, but ... the possibility is at least out there.”
The Washington Post: Cooley promises Peanut Butter Jelly dance
“The criticism that Dr. Schuller's messages have been nothing more than a watered down versions of optimistic pop psychology, given that his major theme is what he calls "possibility thinking," is unfair.”
The Huffington Post: Tony Campolo: Why Throw Stones At The Crystal Cathedral?
“Another possibility is the “Union Line”, assuming it goes to that station.”
» City Council boards the DRL bandwagon • Spacing Toronto • understanding the urban landscape
““… While I am not endorsing Senator John McCain, the possibility is there that I might.””
Dobson Leans Toward Endorsing McCain - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
“Another possibility is a version of the Touch with a hard drive, merging the two higher end lines of iPods.”
“But the possibility is apparently at such a level that, however low that is considering the present consumption pattern of those who use SLR water, officials are going to these extraordinary lengths -- "amid drought conditions" -- to rid of the its presence.”
“Probably not — but considering the possibility is a nice workout for an intellectual muscle that, it seems, we may have forgotten how to use. posted by Matthew @ 10: 30 AM”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘possibility’.
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EU Buzz - Lisbon Treaty
All words of the Lisbon Treaty
(Persons' names, foreign and grammatical words have been eliminated, MWEs have been split up into individual words. Capitalization has been retained if r...conferral, stateless, person, voting, right, subsidiarity, Latvia, Malta, Slovenia, Lithuania, Finland, Estonia and 2614 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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Vivify
Bring to life
community, belonging, culture, social, context, choice, freedom, possibility, transform, design
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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words
craven, perennial, incumbent, infraction, truancy, foreboding, missgiving, understudy, upkeep, withdrawal, retreat, underscore and 95 more...
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My all time favourites
filigree, bouzouki, rambunctious, grotesque, eleemosynary, couthy, jonquil, spokeshave, imp, cushy, banjo, loupe and 17 more...
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Words I like to use
1. Words I use too much when talking to friends, like "epic" or "awkward".
2. Words I just like to say, so much so that I sometimes use them when they are not appropriate.hedonistic, awkward, epic, über, homogeneous, soliloquize, surreptitious, possibility, view, feel, inundate
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beautiful words.
the, known, universe, connection, touch, possibility, cataclysm, revolution, circumvolution, evolution, logic, winter and 71 more...
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preface
occasion, impulsively, fortunately, nonetheless, scurrying, announced, particularly, handsome, immediately, witty, striking, famous and 29 more...
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femmealunettes's Words
serendipitous, psychosocial, animalistic, desperation, augury, dank, pirouette, amnesiac, eternally, stargate, fluffy, pineapple and 65 more...
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Probability
likelihood, chance, odds, possibility, take a risk, unlikely, fantastic, imaginary, unreal, by chance, accidentally, 50% chance of rain and 1 more...
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PortfolioMio
insight, intrigue, lucid, lacquer, gilt, -ling, acumen, heritage, maven, ruelle, enlighten, intentional and 41 more...
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list of words written on the back fly...
The book is stamped property of "Boys Library, Saint Francis School, Watsonville, California" - penciled on the front flyleaf is "Director's office."
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bradlauster's Words
integral, integrity, perspicacious, possibility, phenomenological, humane, oenophile, syncretic, colloquialism
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