"potentiality" meaning in All languages combined

See potentiality on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /pəˌtɛnʃiˈælɪti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈæləti/ [General-American], [-ɾi] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-potentiality.wav Forms: potentialities [plural]
Rhymes: -ælɪti Etymology: From potential + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|potential|ity}} potential + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} potentiality (countable and uncountable, plural potentialities)
  1. (chiefly uncountable) The quality of being or having potential. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: potency
    Sense id: en-potentiality-en-noun-QfJpATOE Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  2. (countable) An instance of potential: any given possibility. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-potentiality-en-noun-fYRppt7D Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  3. An inherent capacity for growth or development. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-potentiality-en-noun-u~LLHlrN
  4. An aptitude amenable to development; capability. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-potentiality-en-noun-k6xLx3Ly
  5. (philosophy) A possibility or capacity to be something, as opposed to an actuality describing what something actually is at present. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-potentiality-en-noun-r2o8TvH~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 21 1 6 33 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 26 23 2 3 33 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 13 3 6 47 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 21 1 2 50 14 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  6. (physics) Quantum potential. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-potentiality-en-noun-uEJQyw7C Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: potence, potency, potent, potentate, potential

Inflected forms

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