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potentiality.

The quality of being or having potential.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəˌtɛnʃiˈælɪti/Received-Pronunciation/pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈæləti/General-American[-ɾi]General-American
  1. The quality of being or having potential.

    uncountable
    filled with potentiality
    A new year is filled with potentiality.
  2. An instance of potential: any given possibility.

    countable
    any and all potentialities
    We've been prepping for years, and we like to hope that we're ready for all potentialities — as ready as one can be.
  3. An inherent capacity for growth or development.

    countable · uncountable
  4. An aptitude amenable to development; capability.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A possibility or capacity to be something, as opposed to an actuality describing what something actually is at present.

    countable · uncountable
  6. Quantum potential.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Proto-Italic *potēō Proto-Italic *potēnts Latin potēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin potentia Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin potentialisder. English potential Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English potentiality From potential + -ity.

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