possibility

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɒs.ɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɑ.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/, [ˌpɑ.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] Hyphenation: pos‧si‧bil‧i‧ty Rhymes: -ɪlɪti === Noun === possibility (countable and uncountable, plural possibilities) The quality of being possible. Synonym: possibleness A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being. Synonyms: contingency; see also Thesaurus:possibility An option or choice, usually used in context with future events. Synonyms: choice, option; see also Thesaurus:option (obsolete) Capability, power or capacity to act. ==== Antonyms ==== impossibility; See also Thesaurus:impossibility ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== probability === Further reading === “possibility”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “possibility”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.