Potentiality — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the inherent capacity for coming into being

an aptitude that may be developed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pətˈɛnʃɪˈælᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/pətˈɛnʃɪˈalɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pətˈɛnʃɪˈalɪti/

5 syllables Say it as /pətˈɛnʃɪˈælᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

potency potential capableness capability

Antonyms

incapability

Word Forms

potential	adjective	expected to become or be; in prospect
capable	adjective	have the skills and qualifications to do things well

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Möglichkeit

die inhärente Fähigkeit zur Entstehung

🇫🇷French

potentialité

la capacité inhérente à naître

🇪🇸Spanish

potencialidad

la capacidad inherente de llegar a ser

🇮🇹Italian

potenzialità

la capacità intrinseca di venire in essere

🇳🇱Dutch

potentie

het inherente vermogen om tot stand te komen

🇵🇹Portuguese

potencialidade

a capacidade inerente de vir a existir

🇷🇺Russian

потенциальность

присущая способность возникать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संभावना

अस्तित्व में आने की अंतर्निहित क्षमता

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্ভাবনা

অস্তিত্বে আসার সহজাত ক্ষমতা

🇮🇳Tamil

சாத்தியம்

உருவாவதற்கான உள்ளார்ந்த திறன்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంభావ్యత

ఉనికిలోకి వచ్చే స్వాభావిక సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

क्षमता

अस्तित्वात येण्याची अंगभूत क्षमता

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંભવિતતા

અસ્તિત્વમાં આવવાની સહજ ક્ષમતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಭಾವ್ಯತೆ

ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುವ ಅಂತರ್ಗತ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാധ്യത

ഉണ്ടാകാനുള്ള അന്തർലീനമായ ശേഷി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ

ਹੋਂਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਉਣ ਦੀ ਅੰਦਰੂਨੀ ਸਮਰੱਥਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

صلاحیت

وجود میں آنے کی فطری صلاحیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

潜力

形成的内在能力

🇯🇵Japanese

可能性

生まれてくるための固有の能力

🇰🇷Korean

잠재력

존재하게 되는 고유한 능력

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiềm năng

khả năng vốn có để hình thành

🇹🇭Thai

ศักยภาพ

ความสามารถโดยธรรมชาติของการเกิดขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemampuan

kapasitas yang melekat untuk menjadi ada

🇵🇭Filipino

potensyalidad

ang likas na kapasidad para sa pagkakaroon

🇲🇾Malay

potensi

keupayaan yang wujud untuk wujud

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإمكانات

القدرة الكامنة على المجيء إلى الوجود

🇮🇷Persian

بالقوه

ظرفیت ذاتی برای به وجود آمدن

🇹🇷Turkish

potansiyel

var olmaya yönelik doğal kapasite

🇮🇱Hebrew

כּוֹחִיוּת

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