possibility, possible action, opening
(noun) a possible alternative; “bankruptcy is always a possibility”
hypothesis, possibility, theory
(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; “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”
possibility
(noun) a future prospect or potential; “this room has great possibilities”
possibility, possibleness
(noun) capability of existing or happening or being true; “there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
possibility (countable and uncountable, plural possibilities)
The quality of being possible.
A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.
• (the quality of being possible)
• (a thing possible): contingency; See also possibility
• (an option or choice): choice, option; See also option
• impossibility; See also impossibility
Source: Wiktionary
Pos`si*bil"i*ty, n.; pl. Possibilities. Etym: [F. possibilité, L. possibilitas.]
1. The quality or state of being possible; the power of happening, being, or existing. "All possibility of error." Hooker. "Latent possibilities of excellence." Johnson.
2. That which is possible; a contingency; a thing or event that may not happen; a contingent interest, as in real or personal estate. South. Burrill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
