POTENTIALITY

[noun] [formal]The potentiality of a thing or person is an ability for development, achievement or success which is natural or has not been used.This whole coastline has tremendous potentiality for hotel development. [U]The army's potentiality to intervene in politics remains strong. [U + to infinitive]The allies' main war objective is to end his country's potentialities as a military threat to neighbouring countries. [C]