potentiality

UK: /pəˌtɛnʃɪˈælɪtɪ/

US: /pəˌtɛnʃiˈælɪti/

US: (pə ten′shē al′i tē)

Inflections of 'potentiality' (n): npl: potentialities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

po•ten•ti•al•i•ty /pəˌtɛnʃiˈælɪti/   n., pl. -ties. 

1. [uncountable] the state or quality of being potential.
2. [countable] something potential.

See -pot-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

po•ten•ti•al•i•ty  (pə ten′shē al′i tē), n., pl. -ties for 2.

1. the state or quality of being potential.
2. something potential;
   a possibility:
   Atomic destruction is a grim potentiality.

• Medieval Latin potentiālitās. See potential, -ity
• 1615–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

potentiality / pəˌtɛnʃɪˈælɪtɪ/ noun ( -ties)

1. latent or inherent capacity or ability for growth, fulfilment, etc
2. a person or thing that possesses such a capacity