potentiality C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /pəˌtɛnʃiˈæləti/ UK /pəˌtɛnʃiˈæləti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun latent capacity for development or achievement The plan recognized the full potentiality of the young workforce. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · latent capacity for... potentialpossibilitycapabilitycapacitylatencypromise ↔ Opposites actualityimpossibility Word family Related forms potentialpotentpotency Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin potentialitas, from Late Latin potentialis ('potential'), from Latin potentia ('power'), from posse ('to be able'). potentialis la-lat potentia Latin posse Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # potentiality **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pəˌtɛnʃiˈæləti/ **IPA (UK):** /pəˌtɛnʃiˈæləti/ ## Meanings 1. latent capacity for development or achievement ## Examples - The plan recognized the full potentiality of the young workforce. ## Synonyms - potential - possibility - capability - capacity - latency - promise ## Antonyms - actuality - impossibility ## Related Forms - potential - potent - potency ## Roots and Affixes - Root: potentialis - Root: potentia - Root: posse ## Etymology From Medieval Latin potentialitas, from Late Latin potentialis ('potential'), from Latin potentia ('power'), from posse ('to be able'). ## AI Etymology Potentiality is from Medieval Latin potentialitas, from Late Latin potentialis ('potential'), from Latin potentia ('power'), from posse ('to be able'). In present-day use, it means latent capacity for development or achievement. Related vocabulary includes potential, potent, and potency. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown