'Possibility' definitions:
Definition of 'possibility'
(from WordNet)
noun
A future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities"
noun
Capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired" [syn: possibility, possibleness] [ant: impossibility, impossibleness]
noun
A tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" [syn: hypothesis, possibility, theory]
noun
A possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility" [syn: possibility, possible action, opening]
Definition of 'Possibility'
From: GCIDE
- Possibility \Pos`si*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. Possibilities. [F. possibilit['e], L. possibilitas.]
- 1. The quality or state of being possible; the power of happening, being, or existing. "All possibility of error." --Hooker. "Latent possibilities of excellence." --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is possible; a contingency; a thing or event that may not happen; a contingent interest, as in real or personal estate. --South. Burrill. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'possibility'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admissibility,
- aptitude,
- aptness,
- best bet,
- capacity,
- chance,
- conceivability,
- contingency,
- delitescence,
- dormancy,
- eventuality,
- favorable prospect,
- feasibility,
- good chance,
- good opportunity,
- good possibility,
- latency,
- latent content,
- latent meaningfulness,
- latentness,
- liability,
- liableness,
- likelihood,
- likeliness,
- main chance,
- obligation,
- odds,
- odds-on,
- odds-on chance,
- opportunity,
- plausibility,
- possibilities,
- potential,
- potentiality,
- probability,
- promise,
- proneness,
- prospect,
- sporting chance,
- sure bet,
- sure thing,
- virtuality,
- weakness,
- well-grounded hope