potentiality

potentiality
Synonyms and related words:
amperage, armipotence, authority, bare possibility, beef, black power, brute force, chance, charge, charisma, clout, cogence, cogency, compulsion, conceivability, conceivableness, contingency, delitescence, dint, dormancy, drive, duress, effect, effectiveness, effectuality, energy, even chance, eventuality, flower power, force, force majeure, forcefulness, full blast, full force, good chance, good possibility, hope, influence, latency, latent content, latent meaningfulness, latentness, likelihood, main force, main strength, mana, might, might and main, mightiness, moxie, muscle power, off chance, outside chance, outside hope, pizzazz, poop, possibilities, possibility, possibleness, potence, potency, potential, power, power pack, power structure, power struggle, powerfulness, prepotency, probability, productiveness, productivity, prospect, puissance, pull, punch, push, remote possibility, sinew, small hope, steam, strength, strong arm, superiority, superpower, the attainable, the feasible, the possible, thinkability, thinkableness, validity, vehemence, vigor, vim, virility, virtuality, virtue, virulence, vitality, wattage, weight, what is possible, what may be, what might be

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  • Potentiality — Po*ten ti*al i*ty, n. The quality or state of being potential; possibility, not actuality; inherent capability or disposition, not actually exhibited. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • potentiality — index ability, capacity (aptitude), chance (possibility), feasibility, likelihood, possibility …   Law dictionary

  • potentiality — 1620s, from M.L. potentialitas, from potentialis (see POTENTIAL (Cf. potential)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • potentiality — [pō ten΄shē al′ə tē, pəten΄shē al′ə tē] n. [ML potentialitas] 1. the state or quality of being potential; possibility of becoming, developing, etc.; latency 2. pl. potentialities something potential; a possibility …   English World dictionary

  • potentiality — [[t]pəte̱nʃiæ̱lɪti[/t]] potentialities N VAR: usu with supp If something has potentialities or potentiality, it is capable of being used or developed in particular ways. [FORMAL] The breathtaking potentialities of mechanization set the minds of… …   English dictionary

  • potentiality — UK [pəˌtenʃɪˈælətɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms potentiality : singular potentiality plural potentialities formal the possibility that something will happen or develop in the future …   English dictionary

  • potentiality — /peuh ten shee al i tee/, n., pl. potentialities for 2. 1. the state or quality of being potential. 2. something potential; a possibility: Atomic destruction is a grim potentiality. [1615 25; < ML potentialitas. See POTENTIAL, ITY] * * * …   Universalium

  • potentiality — The adjective ‘potential’ sets a logical trap. A potential x is not a kind of x, but at best a thing of a different kind that is capable of becoming an x (so, for example, the destruction of a potential x is not the same as the destruction of an… …   Philosophy dictionary

  • potentiality — potential ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having the capacity to develop into something in the future. ► NOUN 1) qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness. 2) (often potential for/to do) the possibility of something… …   English terms dictionary

  • Potentiality and actuality — Energeia redirects here. For other uses, see Energia (disambiguation) and Energy (disambiguation). Dunamis redirects here. For other uses, see Dunamis (disambiguation). Part of a series on …   Wikipedia

  • Potentiality and actuality (Aristotle) — The theory of Potentiality and Actuality is one of the central themes of Aristotle s philosophy and metaphysics. With these two notions, Aristotle intends to provide a structure for the comprehension of reality. Potency refers, generally, to the… …   Wikipedia

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