Possibleness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

capability of existing or happening or being true

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɑːsᵻbəlnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɒsɪbəlnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɒsɪbəlnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /pˈɑːsᵻbəlnəs/.

Examples

there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

possibility

Antonyms

impossibility

Parts of Speech

noun	capability of existing or happening or being true “there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired”

Word Forms

possible

adjective

capable of happening or existing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Möglichkeit

Fähigkeit zu existieren, zu geschehen oder wahr zu sein

🇫🇷French

possibilité

capacité d'exister, de se produire ou d'être vrai

🇪🇸Spanish

posibilidad

capacidad de existir o suceder o ser verdad

🇮🇹Italian

possibilità

capacità di esistere, accadere o essere vero

🇳🇱Dutch

mogelijkheid

vermogen om te bestaan, te gebeuren of waar te zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

possibilidade

capacidade de existir ou acontecer ou ser verdadeiro

🇷🇺Russian

возможность

способность существовать, происходить или быть правдой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संभाव्यता

विद्यमान या घटित होने या सत्य होने की क्षमता

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্ভাব্যতা

বিদ্যমান বা ঘটতে বা সত্য হওয়ার ক্ষমতা

🇮🇳Tamil

சாத்தியம்

இருக்கும் அல்லது நடக்கும் அல்லது உண்மையாக இருக்கும் திறன்

🇮🇳Telugu

సాధ్యత

ఉనికిలో ఉన్న లేదా జరుగుతున్న లేదా నిజం అయ్యే సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

संभाव्यता

विद्यमान किंवा घडण्याची किंवा सत्य असण्याची क्षमता

🇮🇳Gujarati

શકયતા

અસ્તિત્વમાં છે અથવા થઈ રહ્યું છે અથવા સાચું હોવાની ક્ષમતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಭವನೀಯತೆ

ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಭವಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಜವಾಗುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാദ്ധ്യത

നിലവിലുള്ളതോ സംഭവിക്കുന്നതോ സത്യമായിരിക്കുന്നതോ ആയ കഴിവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ

ਮੌਜੂਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਪਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਸੱਚ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਮਰੱਥਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

امکان

موجودہ یا ہونے یا سچ ہونے کی صلاحیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可能性

存在或发生或真实的能力

🇯🇵Japanese

可能性

存在する、起こっている、または真実である能力

🇰🇷Korean

가능성

존재하거나 발생하거나 사실인 능력

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính có thể

khả năng tồn tại hoặc xảy ra hoặc là sự thật

🇹🇭Thai

ความเป็นไปได้

ความสามารถที่มีอยู่หรือเกิดขึ้นหรือเป็นจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemungkinan

kemampuan yang ada atau terjadi atau menjadi kenyataan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging posible

kakayahan ng umiiral o nangyayari o pagiging totoo

🇲🇾Malay

kemungkinan

keupayaan wujud atau berlaku atau menjadi benar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإمكانية

القدرة على الوجود أو الحدوث أو كونه حقيقة

🇮🇷Persian

امکان پذیری

قابلیت وجود یا وقوع یا واقعی بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

olasılık

var olma, olma veya doğru olma yeteneği

🇮🇱Hebrew

אפשריות

היכולת להתקיים או להתרחש או להיות אמיתי

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The primary meaning of 'possibleness' is 'capability of existing or happening or being true'.

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Using 'possibleness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'possibleness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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