eventuality

UK: /ɪˌvɛntʃuˈælɪti/

US: /ɪˌvɛntʃuˈælɪti/

US: (i ven′cho̅o̅ al′i tē)

Inflections of 'eventuality' (n): npl: eventualities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

e•ven•tu•al•i•ty /ɪˌvɛntʃuˈælɪti/   n. [countable] , pl. -ties. 

1. a possible event or circumstance;
   possibility.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

e•ven•tu•al•i•ty  (i ven′cho̅o̅ al′i tē), n., pl. -ties. 

1. a contingent event;
   a possible occurrence or circumstance:
   Rain is an eventuality to be reckoned with in planning the picnic.
2. the state or fact of being eventual;
   contingent character.

• eventual + -ity 1750–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

eventuality / ɪˌvɛntʃʊˈælɪtɪ/ noun ( -ties)

1. a possible event, occurrence, or result; contingency