From Middle English possibilite, from Middle French possibilité (from Old French possibilite) and directly from Late Latin possibilitās, from Latin possibilis; see possible.

• (RP) IPA: /ˌpɒs.ɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
• (America) IPA: /ˌpɑ.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi/

possibility

1. The quality of being possible.

   Synonyms: possibleness

   There is little possibility of that happening.

2. A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.

   Synonyms: contingency, Thesaurus:possibility

3. An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.

   Synonyms: choice, option, Thesaurus:option

4. (obsolete) Capability, power or capacity to act.
   • 1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], Act IV ↗:

     VVere Iacke Strawe a liue againe,
     And I in as good poſſibility as euer I was,
     I would lay a ſurer trumpe,
     Ere I would loſe ſo faire a tricke.

• impossibility; See also Thesaurus:impossibility

• impossibility
• possible
• potence
• potency

• potent
• potentate
• potential
• potentiality
• power

• French: possibilité
• German: Möglichkeit
• Italian: possibilità
• Portuguese: possibilidade
• Russian: возмо́жность
• Spanish: posibilidad

• Spanish: posibilidad

• Italian: opportunità
• Spanish: posibilidad