"possibility" meaning in English

See possibility in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌpɒs.ɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɑ.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-possibility.ogg 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. By surface analysis, possible + -ity. 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”), {{surf|en|possible|-ity}} By surface analysis, possible + -ity 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 (hnaravorutʻyun) (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), शक्यता (śakyatā) [feminine] (Marathi), 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)
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  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)
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  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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        {
          "_dis": "76 9 7 8",
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          "_dis": "82 7 5 5",
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          "_dis": "82 8 5 5",
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        {
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        {
          "_dis": "86 7 4 3",
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        {
          "_dis": "80 8 6 7",
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        {
          "_dis": "77 9 7 7",
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          "_dis": "77 9 7 7",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
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          "_dis": "81 8 6 5",
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        {
          "text": "There is little possibility of that happening.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "The quality of being possible."
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          "possible"
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        {
          "word": "possibleness"
        }
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        "uncountable"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "mundësi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "iḥtimāl",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "اِحْتِمَال"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "hnaravorutʻyun",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "հնարավորություն"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "rup",
          "lang": "Aromanian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pusibilitati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "imkan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "ehtimal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "mahčýmascʹ",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "магчы́масць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vǎzmóžnost",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "възмо́жност"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "kěnéngxìng",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "可能性"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "možnost"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "mulighed"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mogelijkheid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "ebleco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "mahdollisuus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "possibilité"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "posibilidade"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "šesaʒlebloba",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "შესაძლებლობა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Möglichkeit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "dynatótita",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "δυνατότητα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "pithanótita",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
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          "roman": "efsharút",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "אֶפְשָׁרוּת"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sambhāvnā",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "संभावना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "lehetőség"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "eshetőség"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "kilátás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "esély"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "is",
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          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "möguleiki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "io",
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          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "posibleso"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "kemungkinan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "ia",
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          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "possibilitate"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "féidearthacht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "possibilità"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 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": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "txansa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "xanse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "alt": "可能性",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ganeungseong",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "가능성"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "mümkündük",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "мүмкүндүк"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "mümküncülük",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "мүмкүнчүлүк"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "iespēja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "galimybė"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "možnost",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "можност"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "kemungkinan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "sādhyata",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "സാധ്യത"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "jargaght"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "āheitanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "śakyatā",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "शक्यता"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pôssibilité"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "se",
          "lang": "Northern Sami",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "vejolašvuohta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "mulighet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mogleik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mogelegheit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "moglegheit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "emkân",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "امکان"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "ehtemâl",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "احتمال"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Mäajlichkjeit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "możliwość"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "możność"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "possibilidade"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "posibilitate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "Rumantsch-Grischun",
            "feminine"
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          "word": "pussaivladad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vozmóžnostʹ",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "возмо́жность"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "могу́ћно̄ст"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
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          "word": "mogúćnōst"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "možnosť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "možnost"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "sw",
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          "sense": "quality of being possible",
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            "class-12",
            "class-14"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
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          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
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            "class-12",
            "class-14"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
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          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
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          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "imkon",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "имкон"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "kwaam-bpen-bpai-dâi",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "ความเป็นไปได้"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "ihtimal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "olasılık"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "imkân"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "olanak"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "možlývistʹ",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "imkaniyet",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "ئىمكانىيەت"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "mumkinlik",
          "sense": "quality of being possible",
          "word": "مۇمكىنلىك"
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          "_dis1": "79 8 7 6",
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      ],
      "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.ti/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/En-us-possibility.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪlɪti"
    }
  ],
  "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": "hnaravorutʻyun",
      "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": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "śakyatā",
      "sense": "quality of being possible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "शक्यता"
    },
    {
      "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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