eventuality
/ɪˌvɛntjuˈælɪti/
eventuality noun: a possible event; something that may happen.
Noun
eventuality (countable and uncountable, plural eventualities)
- A possible event; something that may happen.
- Vigil: You are not Prothean. But you are not machine, either. This eventuality was one of many that was anticipated. This is why we sent our warning through the beacons.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Ilos
- England could have met world and European champions Spain but that eventuality was avoided by Sweden's 2-0 win against France, and Rooney's first goal in a major tournament since scoring twice in the 4-2 victory over Croatia in Lisbon at Euro 2004.2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport
- Synonyms:
- contingency, possibility, chance, contingent, potentiality
- An individual's propensity to take notice of events, changes, or facts.
eventuality meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Sanskrit
eventuality in Tamil
- நேர்வு, பின்வருநிலை
eventuality in Malayalam
- സംഭാവ്യാവസ്ഥ, സംഭാവ്യഫലം, നടന്നേക്കാവുന്ന സംഭവം
eventuality in Kannada
- eventuality
- ಸಾಧ್ಯ sādhya
eventuality in Sanskrit
- eventuality
- भवितव्य bhavitavyà
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- eventuality in Arabic
- اِحْتِمَال iḥtimāl
Synonyms of eventuality
Forms of eventuality
| plural | eventualities |
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Origin of eventuality
Calque of French éventualité, eventual + -ity
Words that rhyme with eventuality
- modality
- plurality
- locality
- personality
- reality
- fatality
- morality
- bestiality
- potentiality
- sexuality
- duality
- formality
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- instrumentality
- irrationality
- tonality
- asexuality
- banality
- brutality
- centrality
- externality
- generality
- hospitality
- normality
- totality
- causality
- confidentiality
- conventionality
- cordiality
- dimensionality
- extraterritoriality
- fantasticality
- homosexuality
- immorality
- legality
- lethality
- mentality
- notionality
- sensuality
- surreality
- temporality
- androsexuality
- chirality
- congeniality
- dentality
- diapersexuality
- finality
- fursonality
- geniality
- grammaticality
- graysexuality
- gynesexuality
- gynosexuality
- institutionality
- joviality
- magnality
- mysticality
- omnipotentiality
- speciality
- sphericality
- topicality
Questions about eventuality
- What does eventuality mean?
- Eventuality means a possible event; something that may happen.
- What is eventuality in Tamil?
- Eventuality in Tamil is நேர்வு, பின்வருநிலை. See Eventuality meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is eventuality?
- Eventuality is a noun.
- How do you pronounce eventuality?
- Eventuality is pronounced /ɪˌvɛntjuˈælɪti/.
- What is the plural of eventuality?
- The plural of eventuality is eventualities.
Words near eventuality in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: eventuality (page history and authors); eventuality (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); eventuality (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಸಾಧ್ಯ (Kannada) (page history and authors); भवितव्य (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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