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Definition of Possibleness
1. Noun. Capability of existing or happening or being true. "There is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
Exact synonyms: Possibility
Generic synonyms: Being, Beingness, Existence
Specialized synonyms: Conceivability, Conceivableness, Achievability, Attainability, Attainableness, Potency, Potential, Potentiality, Chance, Opportunity
Attributes: Possible, Impossible
Antonyms: Impossibility
Derivative terms: Possible, Possible, Possible
Generic synonyms: Being, Beingness, Existence
Specialized synonyms: Conceivability, Conceivableness, Achievability, Attainability, Attainableness, Potency, Potential, Potentiality, Chance, Opportunity
Attributes: Possible, Impossible
Antonyms: Impossibility
Derivative terms: Possible, Possible, Possible
Lexicographical Neighbors of Possibleness
Literary usage of Possibleness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Theaetetus of Plato by Plato, Lewis Campbell (1861)
"... in the strongest possibleness- light, it stands or falls with the Republic.
No difficulty that may arise in assigning to it its chronological position, ..."
2. The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine (1858)
"... we shall pass over, as it was fully dealt with in our opening article, merely
remarking, that we know not what is the " possibleness or impossibility, ..."
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