possibility
//ˌpɒs.ɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti//
Forms
- Plural
- possibilities
Definitions
1.The quality of being possible.
- 'There is little possibility of that happening' 'I'd say there's rather a strongish possibility that it won't.'
2.A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
3.An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.
- Mycelial lives are so other, their possibilities so strange.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1375
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English possibilite, from Middle French possibilité (from Old French possibilite) and directly from Late Latin possibilitās (“possibility”), from Latin possibilis (“possible”); see possible.
By surface analysis, possible + -ity.