"likelihood" meaning in English

See likelihood in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlaɪklihʊd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-likelihood.wav [UK] Forms: likelihood [singular], – [plural]
Etymology: likely + -hood Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|likely|hood}} likely + -hood Head templates: {{noun|likelihood|none}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The likelihood of something is the chance or probability that it will happen.
    Sense id: simple-likelihood-en-noun-AlVOjB02
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -hood
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