possibility
a future prospect or potential
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,844 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,818 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a future prospect or potential this room has great possibilities
- capability of existing or happening or being true also: possibleness there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired
- a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena also: hypothesis, theory a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theoryhe proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices
- a possible alternative also: possible action, opening bankruptcy is always a possibility
possibility in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It destroys without the possibility of reconstitution, and it leaves a dangerous deposit of albumin.
The Treasure-Train · Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve · Chapter 1
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This possibility festered, till one morning John saw his idol walking up and down the School Yard with Scaife.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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Suddenly a hitherto unthought-of possibility flashed into the boy's mind, and leaving his work he came back to the bunk.
Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman · Will Lillibridge · Chapter 2
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It never occurred to her as a possibility that she who was still fairly young could die suddenly and without warning.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls · L. T. Meade · Chapter 1
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Among the many packages falling to his share, there were two of a shape that suggested the possibility of more tin soldiers.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1