potentiality

[ puh-ten-shee-al-i-tee ]

/ pəˌtɛn ʃiˈæl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural po·ten·ti·al·i·ties for 2.

the state or quality of being potential.

something potential; a possibility: Atomic destruction is a grim potentiality.

Origin of potentiality

From the Medieval Latin word potentiālitās, dating back to 1615–25. See potential, -ity

Words nearby potentiality

potential cautery, potential difference, potential divider, potential energy, potential gradient, potentiality, potentially, potential well, potentiate, potentilla, potentiometer

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Example sentences from the Web for potentiality

If I am right that this potentiality matters, what can Americans do to retain their historic leadership?
So What Would I Do About China?|David Frum|August 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Four things must be removed from God: corporeality, affection, potentiality, resemblance to his creatures.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
The First (or One) is the potentiality of movement and of rest; consequently, He is superior to both things.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1|Plotinos (Plotinus)
But the separate in which there is no kind of potentiality and which exists per se, is God.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik

The ambition of Claire saddened him to contemplate; it had so rich a potentiality for its background.
An Ambitious Woman|Edgar Fawcett
All objects of thought exist, either purely in potentiality, or purely in actuality, or both in potentiality and in actuality.
Christianity and Greek Philosophy|Benjamin Franklin Cocker

British Dictionary definitions for potentiality

potentiality

/ (pəˌtɛnʃɪˈælɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

latent or inherent capacity or ability for growth, fulfilment, etc

a person or thing that possesses such a capacity

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单词	potentiality
释义	potentiality [ puh-ten-shee-al-i-tee ] / pəˌtɛn ʃiˈæl ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR potentiality ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural po·ten·ti·al·i·ties for 2. the state or quality of being potential. something potential; a possibility: Atomic destruction is a grim potentiality. Origin of potentiality From the Medieval Latin word potentiālitās, dating back to 1615–25. See potential, -ity Words nearby potentiality potential cautery, potential difference, potential divider, potential energy, potential gradient, potentiality, potentially, potential well, potentiate, potentilla, potentiometer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for potentiality If I am right that this potentiality matters, what can Americans do to retain their historic leadership? So What Would I Do About China?\|David Frum\|August 22, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Four things must be removed from God: corporeality, affection, potentiality, resemblance to his creatures. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy\|Isaac Husik The First (or One) is the potentiality of movement and of rest; consequently, He is superior to both things. Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1\|Plotinos (Plotinus) But the separate in which there is no kind of potentiality and which exists per se, is God. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy\|Isaac Husik The ambition of Claire saddened him to contemplate; it had so rich a potentiality for its background. An Ambitious Woman\|Edgar Fawcett All objects of thought exist, either purely in potentiality, or purely in actuality, or both in potentiality and in actuality. Christianity and Greek Philosophy\|Benjamin Franklin Cocker British Dictionary definitions for potentiality potentiality / (pəˌtɛnʃɪˈælɪtɪ) / noun plural -ties latent or inherent capacity or ability for growth, fulfilment, etc a person or thing that possesses such a capacity Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to potentiality wherewithal, capacity, ability, power, capability, potential, aptitude, what it takes
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potentiality

noun, plural po·ten·ti·al·i·ties for 2.

Origin of potentiality

Words nearby potentiality

Example sentences from the Web for potentiality

British Dictionary definitions for potentiality

noun plural -ties

Words related to potentiality