Possibility

Definition: Possibility

Possibility

Noun

1. A future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities".

2. Capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired".

3. A tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices".

4. A possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility".

Date "possibility" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Synonyms: Possibility

Synonyms: hypothesis (n), opening (n), possible action (n), possibleness (n), theory (n). (additional references)

Antonym: impossibility (n). (additional references)

simple:Possibility Possibility comprises that which one can achieve, or alternatively one's potential. The Latin origins of the word hint at ability.

Compare the more mathematical and less personal probability.

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Chance 2	Probability, possibility, odds; long odds, run of luck; accidentalness; main chance, odds on, favorable odds.
Impossibility	Adjective: impossible; not possible; absurd, contrary to reason; unlikely; unreasonable; incredible; beyond the bounds of reason, beyond the bounds of possibility, beyond the realm of possibility; from which reason recoils; visionary; inconceivable; (improbable); prodigious; (wonderful); unimaginable, inimaginable; unthinkable.
Improbability	Noun: improbability, unlikelihood; unfavorable chance, bad chance, ghost of a chance, little chance, small chance, poor chance, scarcely any chance, no chance; bare possibility; long odds; incredibility.
Liability	Noun: liability, liableness; possibility, contingency; susceptivity, susceptibility, exposure.
Possibility	Noun: possibility, potentiality; what may be, what is possible; Adjective: compatibility; (agreement).
	Adverb: possibly, by possibility; perhaps, perchance, peradventure; maybe, may be, haply, mayhap.
	Adjective: possible; in the cards, on the dice; in posse, within the bounds of possibility, conceivable, credible; compatible; likely.
Property	Limitation, term, lease, settlement, strict settlement, particular estate; estate for life, estate for years, estate pur autre vie; remainder, reversion, expectancy, possibility.
Supposition	Adverb: if, if so be; an; on the supposition; Noun:ex hypothesi; in the case, in the event of; quasi, as if, provided; perhaps; (by possibility); for aught one knows.
Uncertainty	Vagueness; Adjective: haze, fog; obscurity; (darkness); ambiguity; (double meaning); contingency, dependence, dependency, double contingency, possibility upon a possibility; open question; (question); onus probandi; blind bargain, pig in a poke, leap in the dark, something or other; needle in a haystack, needle in a bottle of hay; roving commission.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	With a possibility for love. (Say Anything; writing credit: Cameron Crowe.) The slightest thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind. (The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy; writing credit: Douglas Adams; John Lloyd) It's a distinct possibility. (Animal House; writing credit: Harold Ramis; Douglas Kenney) There is the possibility that a single virus could destroy an entire set of systems and copies do not give rise to variety and originality. (K�kaku kid�tai; writing credit: Kazunori It�; Masamune Shirow) You face forward, or face the possibility of shock and damage. (Mallrats ; writing credit: Kevin Smith)
Movie/TV Titles	A Possibility (1913)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	A Guide to Possibility Land: Fifty-One Methods for Doing Brief, Respectful Therapy (reference) Be Your Own Coach: Your Pathway to Possibility (reference) Conceivability and Possibility (reference) Curriculum: Perspective, Paradigm, and Possibility (reference) Possibility Living: Add Years to Your Life and Life to Your Years With God's Health Plan (reference) (more book examples)

Music	The Age of Possibility (reference) Unknown Possibility [IMPORT] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	Astronomers have ruled out the possibility that red dwarf stars constitute the invisible ... Credit: NASA.		I trembled at the possibility of being the only woman within eighteen miles. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Martyrs to duty. The "cabinet possibility". Credit: Library of Congress.		A presidential possibility. Credit: Library of Congress.
	A harrowing possibility. Credit: Library of Congress.		The submarines; a tragic possibility of the political deep. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Emily Dickinson	I dwell in Possibility.
Henri Frederic Amiel	Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan	There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature -- the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Winston S. Churchill	1946	We understand the Russian need to be secure on her western frontiers by the removal of all possibility of German aggression. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	The possibility of touch should increase respect.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	So thoroughly and sincerely are we compelled to live, reverencing our life, and denying the possibility of change.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Ongoing studies will investigate this possibility. (references)
		Data from animal studies seem to support this possibility. (references)
		Data to support this possibility are not presently available. (references)
Business		These offer the best possibility for sustained profitable sales. (references)
		There is also a possibility that PIA may go for the replacement of its entire fleet. (references)
		This measure was adopted to reduce the possibility of corruption on military procurements. (references)
Civil Liberties	Hong Kong	Statements by Chief Executive C.H. Tung in May and June that the group was "no doubt an evil cult" and that the Government would not let the Falun Gong "abuse Hong Kong's freedoms and tolerance to affect public peace and order" in Hong Kong or in the mainland prompted concern about the possibility of the Government taking action against the group, such as by enacting "anti-cult" legislation. (references)
	Sweden	On July 1, a new citizen act enabling dual citizenship entered into force, which permits the possibility of a citizen having dual nationality, and makes it easier for stateless children who were born in, or entered Sweden to acquire citizenship. (references)
	Moldova	Those who are granted refugee status under the UNHCR's mandate lead a precarious existence with no possibility to legalize their status or to access the labor market. (references)
Discrimination	Indonesia	An amendment to the Constitution adopted during 2000 introduced the possibility of affirmative action to achieve fair and equal treatment; however, some activists believe that because the amendment does not mention men or women specifically, it would not adequately protect women. (references)
Economic History	Kazakhstan	When this occurs, the investor is exposed to government charges of non-performance and the real possibility that the Government will cancel the contract. (references)
	Kazakhstan	Despite the general guarantee, at present, there exists a possibility of denial of national treatment in the petroleum and subsurface utilization (minerals) sectors. (references)
Human Rights	Australia	Persons charged with criminal offenses generally are released on bail except when charged with an offense carrying a penalty of 12 months imprisonment or more, or the possibility of violating bail conditions is judged to be high. (references)
	Burundi	Defendants in theory are presumed innocent and have the right to appeal; however, in practice some lawyers say that the structure of the court system inappropriately limits the possibility of appeals for defendants accused of the most serious crimes. (references)
	Togo	Agboyibo's lawyers had requested that the judge recuse himself or be replaced due to the possibility of political bias. (references)
Minorities	Russia	Such sentiment has led to a formal ban on "Wahhabism" in Dagestan and to overtures in the Duma to explore the possibility of a similar national law. (references)
	Turkey	Many religious minority members, along with many in the secular political majority of Muslims, fear the possibility of Islamic extremism and the involvement of even moderate Islam in politics. (references)
Political Economy	SOUTH AFRICA	However, the concern was never the point system but the possibility that HDI equity ownership is interpreted as a mandatory part of the system. (references)
Political Rights	Belarus	The OSCE/ODIHR observer mission (limited by the regime's refusal to allow the mission to travel to the country until 3 weeks before the election was held) noted in its final report that conditions in the months before the election precluded the possibility of a free, fair, transparent and accountable election. (references)
	Nicaragua	Both the president and vice president are elected to 5-year terms by direct popular vote, with the possibility of a runoff election between the top two candidates if one does not obtain at least 35 percent of the vote on the first ballot. (references)
	Belarus	The environment did not provide an equal opportunity for contestants nor for the possibility for the public to be informed about the choices available. (references)
Trade	Thailand	In case the company has applied and been reimbursed for tax from the transaction related to previous shipment, the local company has to process a permit/certificate to allow re-entry of the goods . The said permit application must be placed at the same port as the port of departure from previous outbound shipments . The authorities will check the record of the product to ensure that there has been no modification and changes to product attributes . The goods can stay in Thailand initially up to one year with the possibility of renewal for another year. (references)
	Maldives	To this end IFC is exploring the possibility of financing resort expansion, and exploring opportunities in the resort air-transfers. (references)
	Argentina	The free trade zones offer exporters the possibility to import free of customs duties, statistics rate and VAT, all the necessary equipment to build a "turnkey operation" within the zones. (references)
Travel	Slovak Rep	Permits are granted for not more than one year with the possibility of extension provided that an application for a renewal of the permit is submitted at least 14 days prior to the expiration of the valid permit. (references)
	Slovak Rep	Many, but by no means all, Slovak companies have English speakers among their top managers; U.S. business representatives should be prepared to do business through interpreters and allow for the possibility of occasional misunderstandings. (references)
	Saudi Arabia	The U.S. Embassy continues to receive reports that suggest terrorist action against U.S. interests in Saudi Arabia remains a possibility. (references)
Women	Afghanistan	In addition, even when a woman was permitted to be treated by a male doctor, the doctor was prohibited from examining her except if she were fully clothed in Taliban-approved garb, as well as from touching her, thus limiting the possibility of meaningful diagnosis and treatment. (references)
	United Arab Emirates	In July the FNC approved a law increasing maternity leave from 45 days to a maximum of 6 months--2 months with full pay, 2 additional months of nursing leave with half salary, and the possibility of 2 more months without salary. (references)
Worker Rights	Indonesia	Employers claim that this provision encourages the creation of too many unions, which they say complicates collective bargaining and increases the possibility of strikes. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	YOUTH, n. The Period of Possibility, when Archimedes finds a fulcrum, Cassandra has a following and seven cities compete for the honor of endowing a living Homer. Youth is the true Saturnian Reign, the Golden Age on earth again, when figs are grown on thistles, and pigs betailed with whistles and, wearing silken bristles, live ever in clover, and clows fly over, delivering milk at every door, and Justice never is heard to snore, and every assassin is made a ghost and, howling, is cast into Baltimost! Polydore Smith Z
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
John McCain	Sure. There's always that possibility, but I believe that there are very capable professionals in the Justice Department, and I think that the attorney general made the right decision turning this situation over to them.
Marc Racicot	Well, not to this point, but I certainly wouldn't dismiss the possibility that I could certainly sense it before the night is over, there's a long ways to go. And I've just been holding my breath and hope that things continue to unfold in a positive way.
Michael J. Fox	Stem cell is a very big possibility and a very big part of it. I don't like to rule out anything, but certainly that's a very promising thing.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
William H. Taft	1909-1913	The possibility of increasing this trade in the Orient, in the Philippines, and in South America are known to everyone who has given the matter attention.
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	This possibility of a deflationary spiral in the future will exist unless we now plan and adopt an effective full employment program.
John F. Kennedy	1961-1963	Modern science and technology have given us the possibility of making labor fruitful beyond anything that could have been dreamed of a few decades ago.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	However, we must be prepared for that possibility.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	It's the most hopeful possibility of the nuclear age.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	We live in an age of possibility.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Possibility" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.96% of the time. "Possibility" is used about 7,098 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	99.96%	7,095	1,363
Noun (common)	0.03%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	7,098	N/A

Expressions using "possibility": bare possibility ♦ by possibility ♦ possibility for development ♦ possibility of ♦ Production possibility curve ♦ remote possibility ♦ within the bounds of possibility ♦ within the realms of possibility. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "possibility": act-as-possibility.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "possibility"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		moontlikheid. (various references)

Albanian		perspektivë (distance, look out, outlook, perspective, prospect, vista), shans (chance, fortuity, hap, hazard, hit, look in, luck, odds, opening, opportunity, prayer), rast (case, chance, circumstance, event, handle, happening, instance, matter, occasion, piece, place, scope), mundësi (capability, capacity, chance, eventuality, handle, ingress, likelihood, look in, odds, opportunity, potential, potentiality, power, presumption, probability, scope, space, wherewithal), kandidaturë (candidacy, candidature). (various references)

Arabic		‏الإحتمال (bearing, tolerance), ‏إمكانية (chance, potency, potential, prospect, scope), ‏إمكان, ‏إستطاعة. (various references)

Bulgarian		възможност (chance, eventuality, likelihood, look in, margin, potential, potentiality, power, scope, show). (various references)

Chinese		可能性 (probability). (various references)

Czech		možnost (choice, contingency, course, eventuality, eventually, facility, opportunity, potentiality, scope). (various references)

Danish		evne (ability). (various references)

Dutch		mogelĳkheid, mogelýkheid, kans (chance, luck). (various references)

Esperanto		eblo, ebleco. (various references)

Faeroese		møguleiki (chance, luck), kor (circumstances, condition, situation). (various references)

Farsi		چیزممکن , امکان (Posse, Possible), احتمال (Aptness, Expectancy, Liability, Likelihoood, Presumption, Probability, Supposition). (various references)

Finnish		mahdollisuus (chance, luck). (various references)

French		possibilité (potentiality). (various references)

Frisian		mooglikheid. (various references)

German		möglichkeit (chance, contingency, eventuality, facility, feasibility, likelihood, means, occasion, opening, opportunity, option, potentiality). (various references)

Greek		πιθανότητα (chance, likelihood, odds, potential, presumption, probability, verisimilitude, vraisemblance), ενδεχόμενο (contingency, emergency, eventuality), δυνατότησ (potentiality), δυνατότητα (ability, capability, potentiality), δυνατό. (various references)

Hebrew		אפשרות (chance, likelihood, opportunity). (various references)

Hungarian		lehetõség (chance, contingency, eventuality, feasibility, potential, power), kilátás (expectancy, expectations, lookout, outlook, perspective, prospect, view), eshetõség (contingency, eventuality). (various references)

Indonesian		kemungkinan (likelihood, probability, prospect), kemasukakalan. (various references)

Italian		eventualit� (contingency, event, eventuality, opportunity, possible event). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		ポーランド語 (beeper, death, drink, drip, fall drop by drop, fried potato, mail box, making up only parts of one's face instead of doing a full make-up job, pager, pocket, pocket bell, pocket bike, pocket computer, pocket money, pocket monster, pocketable, pocket-size, pod, poem, poetic, poetical, poetry, point, point and shoot, point getter, point of sales system, point of view, point size, pointer, pointing, poison, pole, Polish, poll, polling, ponytail, pop, pop art, pop country, pop fly, pop gospel, pop jazz, popgroup, poppy, pops, popular, popular music, pop-up, pop-up window, POS system, position, positioning, positive, positive film, positron, post, post-, post office, postcard, post-doc, poster, poster color, poster session, poster value, Post-It, postmaster, postmodern, post-process, postscript, post-season, pot, potato, potato chip, potato chips, pot-au-feu, potency, potential, pottering, soup, to break down, to fail), 可能性 (likelihood, potentiality). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ポシ�"リティー , かのうせい (likelihood, potentiality). (various references)

Korean		가능성 (likelihood, Possibilities). (various references)

Manx		jargaght (ability, capability). (various references)

Papiamen		posibilidat, oportunidat. (various references)

Pig Latin		ossibilitypay

Polish		możliwość. (various references)

Portuguese		possibilidade (chance, energy, if, likelihood, odds, Peri, potential, power, probability, wherewith). (various references)

Romanian		putinţã (ability), posibilitate (break, potential, question, resource, room, show), modalitate (method, proceeding), lucru posibil. (various references)

Russian		возможность (capabilities, chance, enablement, eventuality, feasibility, occasion, opening, opportunities, opportunity, position, pot luck, potential, potentiality, resource, room, turn), вероятность (certainty value, contingent, credibility, expectance, expectancy, likelihood, potential that, probability value). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		mogućnost (eventuality, liability, opportunity, potential, potentiality). (various references)

Spanish		posibilidad (chance, competence, competency, danger, ease, easiness, eventuality, faculty, hope, innings, likelihood, opportunity, prospect). (various references)

Swedish		möjlighet (ability, capability, chanse, eventuality, feasibility, opportunity, probability, way). (various references)

Turkish		olasılık (chance, contingency, eventuality, expectation, likelihood, odds, plausibility, potentiality, presumption, probability, prospect, verisimilitude), olanak (facility, handle, potentiality, scope, the possible), imkân (chance, facility, feasibility, handle, potentiality, the possible), ihtimal (chance, contingency, eventuality, likelihood, odds, potentiality, presumption, probability, prospect, sight, verisimilitude). (various references)

Turkmen		mьmkinзilik (chance). (various references)

Ukrainian		можливість (chance, contingency, eventuality, feasibility, occasion, power, resource, scope). (various references)

Vietnamese		tình trạng có thể, sự có thể, khả năng (capability, faculty, potentiality, power, reach, room). (various references)

Welsh		posibilrwydd. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	possibilitas. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words ending with "possibility": impossibility. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Possibility" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: posability, posibality, posibility, possibality, possibili, possibilit, possibilitiy, possibilitys, possibilty, possiblily, possiblity. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "possibility" (pronounced pÄ'subi"lutē)
8	-s u b i" l u t ē	accessibility, admissibility, comprehensibility, disability, enforceability, flexibility, impossibility, inaccessibility, inflexibility, invincibility, irresponsibility, miscibility, responsibility, sensibility.
7	-u b i" l u t ē	ability, acceptability, adaptability, advisability, affordability, amiability, applicability, availability, believability, capability, comparability, compatibility, convertibility, credibility, culpability, debility, deductibility, deniability, dependability, desirability, durability, electability, eligibility, fallibility, feasibility, flammability, gullibility, inability, incompatibility, indestructibility, inevitability, infallibility, instability, invisibility, invulnerability, irritability, legibility, liability, malleability, maneuverability, marketability, palatability, permeability, plausibility, portability, predictability, probability, profitability, readability, reliability, respectability, stability, suitability, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, transferability, unavailability, unpredictability, unreliability, variability, viability, visibility, vulnerability.
6	-b i" l u t ē	immobility, mobility, nobility.
5	-i" l u t ē	agility, civility, docility, ductility, facility, fertility, fragility, futility, gentility, hostility, humility, incivility, infertility, motility, nonutility, senility, sterility, tranquility, utility, versatility, virility, volatility.
4	-l u t ē	abnormality, accountability, actuality, banality, bestiality, bisexuality, brutality, causality, centrality, collegiality, commonality, conditionality, confidentiality, congeniality, constitutionality, credulity, criminality, criticality, cyclicality, dimensionality, duality, equality, eventuality, extraterritoriality, fatality, fidelity, finality, formality, frivolity, frugality, functionality, generality, geniality, heterosexuality, homosexuality, hospitality, illegality, immorality, immortality, impartiality, impersonality, incredulity, individuality, inequality, infidelity, informality, instrumentality, irrationality, legality, lethality, liberality, locality, materiality, mentality, modality, morality, mortality, municipality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, neutrality, normality, originality, partiality, personality, plurality, polity, practicality, principality, proportionality, punctuality, quality, rationality, reality, seasonality, sensuality, sentimentality, sexuality, speciality, spirituality, technicality, theatricality, tonality, totality, triviality, universality, unreality, venality, vitality.
3	-u t ē	absurdity, acidity, activity, acuity, adversity, affinity, aggressivity, alacrity, alkalinity, ambiguity, amenity, amity, analyticity, animosity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, atrocity, audacity, austerity, authenticity, authority, barbarity, biodiversity, brevity, calamity, capacity, captivity, cavity, celebrity, charity, chastity, clarity, commodity, community, complexity, complicity, conductivity, conformity, congruity, connectivity, continuity, creativity, crotchety, curiosity, deformity, deity, density, depravity, deputy, dexterity, dignity, discontinuity, disparity, dissimilarity, disunity, diversity, divinity, domesticity, duplicity, eccentricity, elasticity, electricity, enmity, enormity, entity, equanimity, equity, eternity, ethnicity, exclusivity, expressivity, extremity, falsity, familiarity, Felicity, femininity, ferocity, festivity, fluidity, fraternity, generosity, gratuity, gravity, heredity, heterogeneity, hilarity, homogeneity, humanity, humidity, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, identity, illiquidity, immaturity, immunity, impropriety, impunity, impurity, inactivity, incapacity, incongruity, indemnity, indignity, inequity, inferiority, infinity, infirmity, ingenuity, inhumanity, insanity, insecurity, insensitivity, insularity, integrity, intensity, irregularity, laity, laxity, levity, liquidity, lividity, longevity, majority, masculinity, maternity, maturity, mediocrity, mendacity, minority, modernity, monstrosity, morbidity, multiplicity, nativity, necessity, negativity, Nonconformity, nonentity, notoriety, nudity, obesity, objectivity, obscenity, obscurity, oddity, opacity, opportunity, overcapacity, oversensitivity, parity, particularity, passivity, paternity, paucity, peculiarity, perpetuity, perplexity, perversity, piety, polarity, pomposity, popularity, posterity, priority, probity, proclivity, productivity, profanity, progressivity, promiscuity, propensity, propriety, prosperity, proximity, publicity, purity, quantity, radioactivity, rapidity, rarity, reactivity, receptivity, reciprocity, reflexivity, regularity, relativity, religiosity, retroactivity, rickety, rigidity, salinity, sanctity, sanity, scarcity, security, selectivity, seniority, sensitivity, serendipity, serenity, severity, similarity, simplicity, sincerity, sobriety, society, solemnity, solidarity, solidity, sorority, specificity, spontaneity, stupidity, subjectivity, superconductivity, superfluidity, superiority, supermajority, surety, temerity, tenacity, timidity, toxicity, Trinity, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unfamiliarity, uniformity, unity, university, unpopularity, uppity, validity, vanity, variety, varsity, velocity, velvety, veracity, Verity, vicinity, virginity, virtuosity, viscosity, voracity, vulgarity.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-i-i-i-l-o-p-s-s-t-y"
	-3 letters: biolysis, pilosity, possibly.
	-4 letters: bossily, piosity, pistils, pistols, tipsily.
	-5 letters: biopsy, pilots, pistil, pistol, polity, posits, ptosis, pyosis, sibyls, splits, spoils, spoilt.
	Words containing the letters "b-i-i-i-l-o-p-s-s-t-y"
	+2 letters: disposability, impossibility.
	+3 letters: processibility, responsibility.
	+4 letters: compressibility.
	+5 letters: irresponsibility.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 6F 73 73 69 62 69 6C 69 74 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01101111 01110011 01110011 01101001 01100010 01101001 01101100 01101001 01110100 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#111 &#115 &#115 &#105 &#98 &#105 &#108 &#105 &#116 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 006F 0073 0073 0069 0062 0069 006C 0069 0074 0079

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
possibility	63	possibility time travel	3
curve possibility production	25	by evil jackson possibility shirley	3
frontier possibility production	24	evil jackson possibility shirley	2
infinite possibility	11	possibility quilt	2
art of possibility	9	possibility quote	2
network possibility	8	career possibility	2
endless possibility	8	eu in lithuanian possibility their youth	2
remote possibility	8	job possibility	2
possibility production	5	possibility thinking	2
possibility unlimited	5	possibility quilting	2
i dwell in possibility	5	colonizing in mars our possibility solar system	2
pregnancy possibility	4	place possibility	2
authority frivolous irs penalties position possibility reasonable return substantial	4	endless imagination internet let possibility run	2
imagine possibility	4	graph possibility production	2
evil possibility	4	infinite possibility vision	2
possibility project	3	boundary possibility production	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Possibility

Definition: Possibility

Possibility

Noun

Synonyms: Possibility

Specialty Definition: Possibility

Synonyms within Context: Possibility

Chance 2

Impossibility

Improbability

Liability

Possibility

Property

Supposition

Uncertainty

Crosswords: Possibility

Modern Usage: Possibility

Screenplays

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Possibility

Books

Music

Photo Album: Possibility

Familiar Quotations: Possibility

Emily Dickinson

Henri Frederic Amiel

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Historic Usage: Possibility

Winston S. Churchill

Use in Literature: Possibility

Emma

Austen, Jane

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Non-Fiction Usage: Possibility

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Possibility

John McCain

Marc Racicot

Michael J. Fox

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William H. Taft

Harry S. Truman

John F. Kennedy

Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan

Bill Clinton

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Expression: Possibility

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Possibility

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Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Faeroese

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French

Frisian

German

Greek

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Hungarian

Indonesian

Italian

Japanese Kanji

Japanese Katakana

Korean

Manx