Definitions for potentiality
pəˌtɛn ʃiˈæl ɪ tipo·ten·tial·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. potential, potentiality, potencynoun

   the inherent capacity for coming into being

2. capability, capableness, potentialitynoun

   an aptitude that may be developed

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. potentialitynoun

   The quality of being, or having potential.

2. potentialitynoun

   An inherent capacity for growth or development.

3. potentialitynoun

   An aptitude amenable to development; capability.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Potentialitynoun

   Possibility; not actuality.

   Etymology: from potential.

   Manna represented to every man the taste himself did like, but it had in its own potentiality all those tastes and dispositions eminently. Jeremy Taylor, Worthy Communicant.

   God is an eternal substance and act, without potentiality and matter, the principle of motion, the cause of nature. Edward Stillingfleet.

   The true notion of a soul’s eternity is this, that the future moments of its duration can never be all past and present; but still there will be a futurity and potentiality of more for ever and ever. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. potentiality

   Potentiality refers to the inherent capacity or ability of someone or something to grow, develop, or become something more in the future. It is the latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Potentialitynoun

   the quality or state of being potential; possibility, not actuality; inherent capability or disposition, not actually exhibited

Matched Categories

1. • Aptitude

How to pronounce potentiality?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of potentiality in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of potentiality in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of potentiality in a Sentence

1. Hannah Arendt:

   It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has been recorded in the history of mankind stays with mankind as a potentiality long after its actuality has become a thing of the past.

2. Donald Trump:

   North Korean negotiators were prepared for the potentiality of this outcome as well, and tomorrow North Korean negotiators will get right back at it.

3. Mike Pompeo:

   You don't know which ones you are actually going to get until the two leaders actually have a chance to get together, there was a lot of preparatory work. We were prepared for the potentiality of this outcome as well. And tomorrow we will get right back at it.

4. James Agee:

   In every child who is born, no matter what circumstances, and of no matter what parents, the potentiality of the human race is born again and in him, too, once more, and of each of us, our terrific responsibility toward human life toward the utmost idea of goodness, of the horror of terror, and of God.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=potentiality
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Potentiality
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=potentiality
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potentiality