possibility : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: possibility	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for possibility
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
possibility n a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities" capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired" Synonym(s): possibility, possibleness Antonym(s): impossibility, impossibleness 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" Synonym(s): hypothesis, possibility, theory a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility" Synonym(s): possibility, possible action, opening
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Possibility \Pos`sibil"ity\, n.; pl. {Possibilities}. [F. possibilit[82], L. possibilitas.] 1. The quality or state of being possible; the power of happening, being, or existing. [bd]All possibility of error.[b8] --Hooker. [bd]Latent possibilities of excellence.[b8] --Johnson. 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.