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Definition of Possible

1. Adjective. Capable of happening or existing. "Warned of possible consequences"

2. Noun. Something that can be done. "Politics is the art of the possible"

3. Adjective. Existing in possibility. "Possible uses of nuclear power"

4. Noun. An applicant who might be suitable.

Definition of Possible

1. a. Capable of existing or occurring, or of being conceived or thought of; able to happen; capable of being done; not contrary to the nature of things; -- sometimes used to express extreme improbability; barely able to be, or to come to pass; as, possibly he is honest, as it is possible that Judas meant no wrong.

Definition of Possible

1. Adjective. (usually not comparable) Able but not certain to happen; not impossible. ¹

2. Adjective. (comparable) Capable of being done or achieved; feasible. ¹

3. Adjective. Being considered, e.g. for a position. ¹

4. Noun. A possible one ¹

5. Noun. (context: colloquial rare) A possible choice, notably someone being considered for a position. ¹

6. Noun. (rare) A particular event that may happen. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Possible

1. capable of happening or proving true [adj -BLER, -BLEST] : POSSIBLY [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Possible

possessours possesst possest posset posseted posseting possets possibilia possibilism possibilisms

possibilistic possibilities possibility possibility of reverter possibilium possible (current term) possible action possibleness possibler possibles

possibles bag possiblest possiblities possibly possie possies possimism possing possum possum belly

Literary usage of Possible

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"Her habit therefore was thrown off with all possible haste, and she was preparing to unpin the linen package, which the chaise- seat had conveyed for her ..."

2. Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant (1901)
"Whether other perceptions besides those which belong to the total of our possible experience, and consequently whether some other sphere of matter exists, ..."

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