POSSIBILITY


Meaning of POSSIBILITY in English

n. (pl. -ies)

1. the state or fact of being possible, or an occurrence of this (outside the range of possibility; saw no possibility of going away).

2 a thing that may exist or happen (there are three possibilities).

3 (usu. in pl.) the capability of being used, improved, etc.; the potential of an object or situation (esp. have possibilities).

Etymology: ME f. OF possibilit{eacute} or LL possibilitas -tatis (as POSSIBLE)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.