improbability
UK/ɪmˌpɹɒb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti//ɪmˌpɹɑb.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/
improbability noun: the quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood.
Noun
improbability (countable and uncountable, plural improbabilities)
- The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood.
- That which is improbable; an improbable event or result.
- "I really," returned the other with a sneer, "cannot agree about probabilities or improbabilities, but I know what the generality will think when they see a gentleman constantly with five very pretty girls, and I also know what they will say."1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter X, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 130
improbability meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
improbability in Tamil
- நிகழ முடியாத, நிகழக்கூடாத, அசம்பவம், நிகழவாய்ப்பின்மை
improbability in Bengali
- অসম্ভব হওয়ার গুণ, অবস্থা, অসম্ভাব্যতা, একটি অসম্ভব ঘটনা, ফলাফল
improbability in Malayalam
- unlikelihood, implausibility, doubtfulness
- അസംഭാവ്യത, അസംഭവ്യത, സാദ്ധ്യതയില്ലായ്മ, സംശയസ്ഥിതി, അസംഭാവ്യാവസ്ഥ, ശങ്കനീയത
Forms of improbability
| plural | improbabilities |
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Origin of improbability
From im- + probability.
Words that rhyme with improbability
- sensibility
- utility
- facility
- ability
- disability
- compatibility
- possibility
- probability
- fertility
- fragility
- futility
- impossibility
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- senility
- virility
- vulnerability
- agility
- capability
- comfortability
- flexibility
- hostility
- indomitability
- instability
- juvenility
- nobility
- stability
- accommodability
- affability
- backward compatibility
- backwards compatibility
- bouncebackability
- chewability
- creatability
- debility
- diffability
- ductility
- forward compatibility
- forwards compatibility
- fuckability
- humility
- impressionability
- ineffability
- irascibility
- manageability
- mutility
- tabability
- unassailability
- upward compatibility
- versatility
Questions about improbability
- What does improbability mean?
- Improbability means the quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood.
- What is improbability in Tamil?
- Improbability in Tamil is நிகழ முடியாத, நிகழக்கூடாத, அசம்பவம். See Improbability meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is improbability?
- Improbability is a noun.
- How do you pronounce improbability?
- Improbability is pronounced /ɪmˌpɹɒb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of improbability?
- The plural of improbability is improbabilities.
Words near improbability in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: improbability (page history and authors); improbability (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); improbability (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); improbability (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). 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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