POSSIBLENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Capability of existing or happening or being true

Example:

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

Synonyms:

possibility; possibleness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("possibleness" is a kind of...):

Attribute:

possible (capable of happening or existing)

impossible (not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "possibleness"):

conceivability; conceivableness (the state of being conceivable)

potency; potential; potentiality (the inherent capacity for coming into being)

chance; opportunity (a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances)

Derivation:

possible (existing in possibility)

possible (capable of happening or existing)