"possibility" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌpɒs.ɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɑ.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-possibility.ogg [US] Forms: possibilities [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪlɪti 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|possibilite}} Middle English possibilite, {{der|en|frm|possibilité}} Middle French possibilité, {{der|en|fro|possibilite}} Old French possibilite, {{der|en|LL.|possibilitās||possibility}} Late Latin possibilitās (“possibility”), {{der|en|la|possibilis||possible}} Latin possibilis (“possible”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} possibility (countable and uncountable, plural possibilities)
  1. The quality of being possible. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: possibleness Translations (quality of being possible): mundësi (Albanian), اِحْتِمَال (iḥtimāl) [masculine] (Arabic), հնարավորություն (hnaravorutʿyun) (Armenian), pusibilitati [feminine] (Aromanian), imkan (Azerbaijani), ehtimal (Azerbaijani), магчы́масць (mahčýmascʹ) [feminine] (Belarusian), възмо́жност (vǎzmóžnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 可能性 (kěnéngxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), možnost [feminine] (Czech), mulighed [common-gender] (Danish), mogelijkheid [feminine] (Dutch), ebleco (Esperanto), mahdollisuus (Finnish), possibilité [feminine] (French), posibilidade [feminine] (Galician), შესაძლებლობა (šesaʒlebloba) (Georgian), Möglichkeit [feminine] (German), δυνατότητα (dynatótita) [feminine] (Greek), πιθανότητα (pithanótita) (Greek), אֶפְשָׁרוּת (efsharút) [feminine] (Hebrew), संभावना (sambhāvnā) [feminine] (Hindi), lehetőség (Hungarian), eshetőség (Hungarian), kilátás (Hungarian), esély (Hungarian), möguleiki [masculine] (Icelandic), posibleso (Ido), kemungkinan (Indonesian), possibilitate (Interlingua), féidearthacht [feminine] (Irish), possibilità [feminine] (Italian), 可能性 (kanōsei) (alt: かのうせい) (Japanese), txansa (Kabuverdianu), xanse (Kabuverdianu), 가능성 (ganeungseong) (alt: 可能性) (Korean), мүмкүндүк (mümkündük) (Kyrgyz), мүмкүнчүлүк (mümküncülük) (Kyrgyz), iespēja [feminine] (Latvian), galimybė [feminine] (Lithuanian), можност (možnost) [feminine] (Macedonian), kemungkinan (Malay), സാധ്യത (sādhyata) (Malayalam), jargaght [feminine] (Manx), āheitanga (Maori), pôssibilité [feminine] (Norman), vejolašvuohta (Northern Sami), mulighet [common-gender] (Norwegian), mogleik [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), mogelegheit [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), moglegheit [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), امکان (emkân) (Persian), احتمال (ehtemâl) (Persian), Mäajlichkjeit [feminine] (Plautdietsch), możliwość [feminine] (Polish), możność [feminine] (Polish), possibilidade [feminine] (Portuguese), posibilitate [feminine] (Romanian), pussaivladad [Rumantsch-Grischun, feminine] (Romansch), возмо́жность (vozmóžnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), могу́ћно̄ст [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mogúćnōst [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), možnosť [feminine] (Slovak), možnost [feminine] (Slovene), posibilidad [feminine] (Spanish), uweza [class-11, class-12, class-14] (Swahili), uwezekano [class-11, class-12, class-14] (Swahili), möjlighet [common-gender] (Swedish), имкон (imkon) (Tajik), ความเป็นไปได้ (kwaam-bpen-bpai-dâi) (Thai), ihtimal (Turkish), olasılık (Turkish), imkân (Turkish), olanak (Turkish), можли́вість (možlývistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ئىمكانىيەت (imkaniyet) (Uyghur), مۇمكىنلىك (mumkinlik) (Uyghur), مۇمكىنچىلىك (mumkinchilik) (Uyghur), imkon (Uzbek), ehtimol (Uzbek), sự có thể (Vietnamese), khả năng (Vietnamese), mög (Volapük), mögod (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-possibility-en-noun-EbNVOuhD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 27 6 14 Disambiguation of 'quality of being possible': 78 8 7 6
  2. A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: contingency, possibility Translations (a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being): إِمْكَانِيَّة (ʔimkāniyya) (Arabic), possibilitat [feminine] (Catalan), eblo (Esperanto), mahdollisuus (Finnish), posibilidade [feminine] (Galician), δυνατότητα (dynatótita) [feminine] (Greek), אֶפְשָׁרוּת (efsharút) [feminine] (Hebrew), lehetőség (Hungarian), eshetőség (Hungarian), posiblajo (Ido), kemungkinan (Malay), സാധ്യം (sādhyaṁ) (Malayalam), vejolašvuohta (Northern Sami), mogelegheit [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), moglegheit [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), mogleik [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), możliwość [feminine] (Polish), posibil [masculine] (Romanian), posibilă [feminine] (Romanian), posibilidad [feminine] (Spanish), olabilirlik (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-possibility-en-noun-hRlBYbn6 Disambiguation of 'a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being': 10 87 2 1
  3. An option or choice, usually used in context with future events. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: choice, option, option Translations (option or choice, usually used in context with future events): إِمْكَانِيَّة (ʔimkāniyya) (Arabic), вероятност (verojatnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), possibilitat [feminine] (Catalan), vaihtoehto (Finnish), επιλογή (epilogí) (Greek), אֶפְשָׁרוּת (efsharút) [feminine] (Hebrew), opportunità [feminine] (Italian), txansa (Kabuverdianu), xanse (Kabuverdianu), kemungkinan (Malay), høve [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), mogelegheit [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), moglegheit [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), mogleik [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), możliwość [feminine] (Polish), pussaivladad [Rumantsch-Grischun, feminine] (Romansch), posibilidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-possibility-en-noun-dcCkqctE Disambiguation of 'option or choice, usually used in context with future events': 11 3 82 4
  4. (obsolete) Capability, power or capacity to act. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-possibility-en-noun-7KmTaT1R
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: contingency, eventuality, possibility, potentiality Hyponyms: accident, occurrence Derived forms: logical possibility, possibility of reverter, possibility theory, production possibility curve Related terms: impossibility, possible, potence, potency, potent, potentate, potential, potentiality, power, probability

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "mundësi"
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          "roman": "hnaravorutʿyun",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
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          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "rup",
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          "sense": "quality of being possible",
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "imkan"
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        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "ehtimal"
        },
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          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "mahčýmascʹ",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "магчы́масць"
        },
        {
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vǎzmóžnost",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "възмо́жност"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "kěnéngxìng",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "可能性"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mogelijkheid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "ebleco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "mahdollisuus"
        },
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          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "possibilité"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "posibilidade"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "šesaʒlebloba",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "შესაძლებლობა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Möglichkeit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "dynatótita",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "δυνατότητα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "pithanótita",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "πιθανότητα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "efsharút",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "אֶפְשָׁרוּת"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sambhāvnā",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "संभावना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "lehetőség"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "eshetőség"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "kilátás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "esély"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "möguleiki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "posibleso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "kemungkinan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "possibilitate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "féidearthacht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "possibilità"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "alt": "かのうせい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kanōsei",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "可能性"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "txansa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "xanse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "alt": "可能性",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ganeungseong",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "가능성"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "mümkündük",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "мүмкүндүк"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "mümküncülük",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "мүмкүнчүлүк"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "iespēja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "galimybė"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "možnost",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "можност"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "kemungkinan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "sādhyata",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "സാധ്യത"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "jargaght"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "āheitanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pôssibilité"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "se",
          "lang": "Northern Sami",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "vejolašvuohta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "mulighet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mogleik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mogelegheit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "emkân",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "امکان"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "ehtemâl",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "احتمال"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Mäajlichkjeit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "możliwość"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "możność"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "possibilidade"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "posibilitate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "Rumantsch-Grischun",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pussaivladad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vozmóžnostʹ",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "возмо́жность"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "могу́ћно̄ст"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mogúćnōst"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "možnosť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "možnost"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "posibilidad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "class-11",
            "class-12",
            "class-14"
          ],
          "word": "uweza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "class-11",
            "class-12",
            "class-14"
          ],
          "word": "uwezekano"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "möjlighet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "imkon",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "имкон"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "kwaam-bpen-bpai-dâi",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "ความเป็นไปได้"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "ihtimal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "olasılık"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "imkân"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "olanak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "možlývistʹ",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "можли́вість"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "imkaniyet",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "ئىمكانىيەت"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "mumkinlik",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "مۇمكىنلىك"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "mumkinchilik",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "مۇمكىنچىلىك"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "imkon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "ehtimol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "sự có thể"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "khả năng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "mög"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 8 7 6",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "mögod"
        }
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        {
          "ref": "2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845",
          "text": "Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "contingency"
        },
        {
          "word": "possibility"
        }
      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔimkāniyya",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "word": "إِمْكَانِيَّة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "possibilitat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "word": "eblo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "word": "mahdollisuus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "posibilidade"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "dynatótita",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "δυνατότητα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "efsharút",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "אֶפְשָׁרוּת"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "word": "lehetőség"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "word": "eshetőség"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "word": "posiblajo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "word": "kemungkinan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "sādhyaṁ",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "word": "സാധ്യം"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "se",
          "lang": "Northern Sami",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "word": "vejolašvuohta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mogelegheit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "moglegheit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mogleik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "możliwość"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "posibil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "posibilă"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "posibilidad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 87 2 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
          "word": "olabilirlik"
        }
      ]
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          "word": "choice"
        },
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        },
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          "word": "option"
        }
      ],
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        "uncountable"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 3 82 4",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔimkāniyya",
          "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
          "word": "إِمْكَانِيَّة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 3 82 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "verojatnost",
          "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "вероятност"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 3 82 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "possibilitat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 3 82 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
          "word": "vaihtoehto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 3 82 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "epilogí",
          "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
          "word": "επιλογή"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 3 82 4",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "efsharút",
          "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "אֶפְשָׁרוּת"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 3 82 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "opportunità"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 3 82 4",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
          "word": "txansa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 3 82 4",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
          "word": "xanse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 3 82 4",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
          "word": "kemungkinan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 3 82 4",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "høve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 3 82 4",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mogelegheit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 3 82 4",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "moglegheit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 3 82 4",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mogleik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 3 82 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "możliwość"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 3 82 4",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
          "tags": [
            "Rumantsch-Grischun",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pussaivladad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 3 82 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "posibilidad"
        }
      ]
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        "Capability, power or capacity to act."
      ],
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        [
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          "capability"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ],
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          "capacity"
        ]
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        "(obsolete) Capability, power or capacity to act."
      ],
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˌpɒs.ɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpɑ.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪlɪti"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/En-us-possibility.ogg",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:possibility",
      "word": "contingency"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:possibility",
      "word": "eventuality"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:possibility",
      "word": "possibility"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:possibility",
      "word": "potentiality"
    }
  ],
  "word": "possibility"
}
{
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    {
      "word": "impossibility"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:possibility",
      "word": "sure thing"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "English 5-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Late Latin",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Middle French",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪlɪti",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪlɪti/5 syllables"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "logical possibility"
    },
    {
      "word": "possibility of reverter"
    },
    {
      "word": "possibility theory"
    },
    {
      "word": "production possibility curve"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "possibilite"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English possibilite",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "possibilité"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French possibilité",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "possibilite"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French possibilite",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "possibilitās",
        "4": "",
        "5": "possibility"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin possibilitās (“possibility”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "possibilis",
        "4": "",
        "5": "possible"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin possibilis (“possible”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "possibilities",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "possibility (countable and uncountable, plural possibilities)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pos‧si‧bil‧i‧ty"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:possibility",
      "word": "accident"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:possibility",
      "word": "occurrence"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "impossibility"
    },
    {
      "word": "possible"
    },
    {
      "word": "potence"
    },
    {
      "word": "potency"
    },
    {
      "word": "potent"
    },
    {
      "word": "potentate"
    },
    {
      "word": "potential"
    },
    {
      "word": "potentiality"
    },
    {
      "word": "power"
    },
    {
      "word": "probability"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There is little possibility of that happening.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The quality of being possible."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "possible",
          "possible"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "possibleness"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845",
          "text": "Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "contingency"
        },
        {
          "word": "possibility"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An option or choice, usually used in context with future events."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "choice"
        },
        {
          "word": "option"
        },
        {
          "word": "option"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Capability, power or capacity to act."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Capability",
          "capability"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ],
        [
          "capacity",
          "capacity"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Capability, power or capacity to act."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "obsolete",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpɒs.ɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpɑ.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪlɪti"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-possibility.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b3/En-us-possibility.ogg/En-us-possibility.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/En-us-possibility.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:possibility",
      "word": "contingency"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:possibility",
      "word": "eventuality"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:possibility",
      "word": "possibility"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:possibility",
      "word": "potentiality"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "mundësi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "iḥtimāl",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "اِحْتِمَال"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hnaravorutʿyun",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "հնարավորություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pusibilitati"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "imkan"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "ehtimal"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mahčýmascʹ",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "магчы́масць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎzmóžnost",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "възмо́жност"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kěnéngxìng",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "可能性"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "možnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mulighed"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mogelijkheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "ebleco"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "mahdollisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "possibilité"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posibilidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šesaʒlebloba",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "შესაძლებლობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Möglichkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dynatótita",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "δυνατότητα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "pithanótita",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "πιθανότητα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "efsharút",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "אֶפְשָׁרוּת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sambhāvnā",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "संभावना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "lehetőség"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "eshetőség"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "kilátás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "esély"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "möguleiki"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "posibleso"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "kemungkinan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "possibilitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "féidearthacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "possibilità"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かのうせい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kanōsei",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "可能性"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "txansa"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "xanse"
    },
    {
      "alt": "可能性",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ganeungseong",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "가능성"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "mümkündük",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "мүмкүндүк"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "mümküncülük",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "мүмкүнчүлүк"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "iespēja"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "galimybė"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "možnost",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "можност"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "kemungkinan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "sādhyata",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "സാധ്യത"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jargaght"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "āheitanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pôssibilité"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "vejolašvuohta"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mulighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mogleik"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mogelegheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moglegheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "emkân",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "امکان"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ehtemâl",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "احتمال"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Mäajlichkjeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "możliwość"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "możność"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "possibilidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posibilitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "Rumantsch-Grischun",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pussaivladad"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozmóžnostʹ",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "возмо́жность"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "могу́ћно̄ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mogúćnōst"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "možnosť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "možnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posibilidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "class-12",
        "class-14"
      ],
      "word": "uweza"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "class-12",
        "class-14"
      ],
      "word": "uwezekano"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "möjlighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "imkon",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "имкон"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kwaam-bpen-bpai-dâi",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "ความเป็นไปได้"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "ihtimal"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "olasılık"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "imkân"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "olanak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "možlývistʹ",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "можли́вість"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "imkaniyet",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "ئىمكانىيەت"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "mumkinlik",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "مۇمكىنلىك"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "mumkinchilik",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "مۇمكىنچىلىك"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "imkon"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "ehtimol"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "sự có thể"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "khả năng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "mög"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "word": "mögod"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔimkāniyya",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "word": "إِمْكَانِيَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "possibilitat"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "word": "eblo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "word": "mahdollisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posibilidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dynatótita",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "δυνατότητα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "efsharút",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "אֶפְשָׁרוּת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "word": "lehetőség"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "word": "eshetőség"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "word": "posiblajo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "word": "kemungkinan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "sādhyaṁ",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "word": "സാധ്യം"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "word": "vejolašvuohta"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mogelegheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moglegheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mogleik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "możliwość"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "posibil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posibilă"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posibilidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a thing possible; that which may take place or come into being",
      "word": "olabilirlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔimkāniyya",
      "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
      "word": "إِمْكَانِيَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "verojatnost",
      "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вероятност"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "possibilitat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
      "word": "vaihtoehto"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epilogí",
      "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
      "word": "επιλογή"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "efsharút",
      "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "אֶפְשָׁרוּת"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "opportunità"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
      "word": "txansa"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
      "word": "xanse"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
      "word": "kemungkinan"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "høve"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mogelegheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moglegheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mogleik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "możliwość"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
      "tags": [
        "Rumantsch-Grischun",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pussaivladad"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "option or choice, usually used in context with future events",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posibilidad"
    }
  ],
  "word": "possibility"
}

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