Dictionary Check: possibility

"possibility" is a valid word!

Scrabble 18 points
Words with Friends 20 points

Definition

noun

a future prospect or potential

Example: "this room has great possibilities"
noun

capability of existing or happening or being true

Example: "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
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noun

a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

Example: "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"
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noun

a possible alternative

Example: "bankruptcy is always a possibility"

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