Meaning & Definition of Possibility in English

1. A future prospect or potential

• "This room has great possibilities"

2. Capability of existing or happening or being true

• "There is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"

3. A tentative insight into the natural world

• A concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

• "A scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"

• "He proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"

4. A possible alternative

• "Bankruptcy is always a possibility"