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potentiality

/pəˌtɛnʃiˈæləti/ /poʊˌtɛnʃiˈæləti/

Meanings
noun
The quality of being, or having potential.

Examples :

"The child's artistic potentiality was evident in her colorful drawings. "
possibility quality being ability

Related Words

Illustration capability

capability noun

/keɪpəˈbɪləti/

The power or ability to generate an outcome

"The new software has the capability to translate languages instantly. "

Illustration development

development noun

/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

The process of developing; growth, directed change.

"The development of this story has been slow."

Illustration highlights

highlights noun

/ˈhaɪlaɪts/

An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.

"The highlights on the apple in the painting made it look very shiny and realistic. "

Illustration exceptional

exceptional noun

/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/

An exception, or something having an exceptional value

"The exceptional student in our class received a perfect score on the exam. "

Illustration guarantee

guarantee noun

/ˌɡæɹənˈtiː/

Anything that assures a certain outcome.

"Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?"

Illustration mirroring

mirroring verb

/ˈmɪrərɪŋ/ /ˈmɪrɪŋ/

Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.

"The student's drawing was mirroring the photograph perfectly. "

Illustration colorful

colorful adjective

/ˈkʌləfəl/ /ˈkʌlɚfəl/

Possessing prominent and varied colors.

"The parrot's feathers were colorful, with shades of green, blue, and yellow. "

Illustration artistic

artistic adjective

/ɑːˈtɪstɪk/ /ɑɹˈtɪstɪk/

Having or revealing creative skill.

"The student's artistic talent was evident in her colorful drawings. "

Illustration indeterminism

indeterminism noun

/ɪnˌdɪtɜːrmɪnɪzəm/ /ˌɪndɪˈtɜːrmɪnɪzəm/

The doctrine that all human actions are not so much determined by the preceding events, conditions, causes or karma as by deliberate choice or free will.

"The student's decision to study instead of going to the party reflects a belief in indeterminism; she chose her action freely, not because of predetermined events or peer pressure. "

Illustration potential

potential noun

/pəˈtɛnʃəl/ /po(ʊ)ˈtɛnʃəl/

Currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to)

"Even from a young age it was clear that she had the potential to become a great musician."

Illustration sculpting

sculpting verb

/ˈskʌlptɪŋ/ /ˈskʌlptɪŋɡ/

To form by sculpture.

"They sculpted a statue out of clay."

Illustration challenging

challenging verb

/ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/

To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.

"We challenged the boys next door to a game of football."