potentialityn.

Brit.

/pəˌtɛnʃɪˈalᵻti/, U.S.

/pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈælədi/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin potentialitas.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin potentialitas (in logic) possibility, potential (a1250 in Albertus Magnus; frequently c1270–1360 in British sources) < potentialis potential adj. + classical Latin -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Spanish potencialidad (15th cent.), Italian potenzialità (a1498).

a. A capacity, a possibility; an instance of the latent capacity for development a person, thing, etc., in which the quality of having potential is embodied.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > potentiality > [noun] > a potentiality

potential1587

potentiality1587

virtuality1700

existible1862

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [noun] > a possible thing or circumstance

possibilityc1460

perhapsa1535

potential1587

potentiality1587

maybe1598

contingencya1626

contingent1655

conceivable1659

possiblea1674

conceptiblea1676

cogitable1678

chance1778

it's an idea1841

may1849

might1850

thought1857

possibly1881

shot1923

1587 J. Bridges Def. Govt. Church of Eng. xv. 1261 Solemne and subtill relations of abilities, potentialities, actualities, and essenties.

1668 J. Howe Blessednesse of Righteous iv. 57 By the former it hath a potentiality, by the latter an habitude in reference thereunto.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xxiii. 138 In this looser sense, I crave leave to be understood, when I name any of these Potentialities amongst the simple Ideas, which we recollect in our Minds, when we think of particular Substances.

1712 E. Warren Antidote against Arianism xi. 219 The most latent Seeds, or Potentialities of those Causes.

1872 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) II. viii. vi. 586 In the joy of liberty regained there are massed together the potentialities and gratifications in general.

1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 522/1 The seed is the potentiality of the plant.

1879 T. H. Huxley Hume iii. 85 The conversion, by unknown causes, of these innate potentialities into actual existences.

1940 Amer. Speech 15 iii. 238 As Time has amply demonstrated, the language has limitless potentialities for the construction of..compounds.

1992 Rev. Eng. Stud. 43 97 The mere plot descriptions..reveal the excitingly expressive potentialities of a form which is recognizably cousin to English or French moralities, yet developed in startlingly different ways.

b. The state or quality of possessing latent power or capacity; capacity for development, achievement, etc.; possibility, latency, potential.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > potentiality > [noun]

possea1592

making1623

potentiality1625

potentialness1668

existibility1677

pregnancy1818

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [noun] > capacity for development

potentiality1625

potency1644

susceptibility1644

susception1656

capacity1659

capableness1731

capability1794

achievability1909

1625 T. Jackson Treat. Originall of Vnbeliefe v. xiv. §2 That potentiality or aptitude which the soul hath to be linked, and made one substance with the body.

1653 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix (1713) 11 By Earth you are to understand, the Potentiality or Capability of the Existence of the outward Creation.

1711 G. Cary Physician's Phylactic 2 That Entity which is exempt from Potentiality, is Immaterial.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1781 II. 380 [Johnson:] We are not here to sell a parcel of boilers and vats, but the potentiality of growing rich beyond the dreams of avarice.

1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect ii. i. 370 The mental conception that we have of empty space is scope for movement, the possibility or potentiality of moving.

1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 599 Characteristics before only foreshadowed, or existing only in potentiality, come out into full expression.

1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders II. ix. 171 He was no longer regarded as an extrinsic, unfathomed gentleman of limitless potentiality, scientific and social.

1923 A. Bennett Riceyman Steps i. v. 22 A poor little shop, showing no individuality, no enterprise, no imagination, no potentiality of reasonable profits.

1989 Brit. Jrnl. Philos. Sci. 40 431 Formalism of quantum mechanics allows macroscopic objects like cats or tables to exist in states of potentiality rather than actuality.

2. The quality of being powerful or having power. Cf. potential adj. 3. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > [noun]

i-waldeOE

armOE

craftOE

mightOE

poustiea1275

mound?a1300

powerc1300

force1303

mighta1325

wielda1325

mightiheada1382

mightinessc1390

mightheada1400

mightinga1400

puissance1420

mightfulnessa1425

vallente1475

potence1483

state1488

potencya1500

potestation?c1500

potent1512

puissantness1552

sinew1560

puissancy1562

potentness1581

powerableness1591

powerfulnessc1595

potestatea1600

pollency1623

potentiality1627

potentialness1668

poust1827

mana1843

magnum force1977

the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > strong or powerful

craftOE

strengthOE

powerc1300

forcec1340

foisona1400

ability?1473

potence1483

potencya1500

valency1623

potentiality1627

potentialness1668

muscularity1871

firepower1945

1627 G. Hakewill Apologie ii. i. 70 Habent aliquid potentialitatis admixtum, as Lyra speakes, they haue some kinde of potentiality, (I know not how otherwise to render his word) mixed with them.

1656 T. Hobbes Quest. Liberty, Necess. & Chance 266 Nor do I understand what derogation it can be to the Divine perfection, to attribute to it Potentiality, that is (in English) Power.

1820 S. T. Coleridge Lett., Conversat., & Recoll. I. 133 I have the power, the potentiality of walking.

1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. II. xvii. 514 An unlimited and unimpaired potentiality of sovereignty.

2005 This Day (Nigeria) (Nexis) 26 Apr. One piece of legislation derogates from the right, power and potentiality of the Attorney-General to prosecute and conduct criminal cases.

3. Electrical potential. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > voltage > electrical potential > [noun]

tension1785

electric tension1802

potential1828

potential function1828

pd1887

pressure1889

potentiality1898

1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 857 The individual, through whose body there is passing an electric current of not too high potentiality, generally experiences pain.

1911 Lancet 11 Feb. 363/2 The danger is not one of high potentiality of current alone.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	potentiality
释义	potentialityn. Brit. /pəˌtɛnʃɪˈalᵻti/, U.S. /pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈælədi/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin potentialitas. Etymology: < post-classical Latin potentialitas (in logic) possibility, potential (a1250 in Albertus Magnus; frequently c1270–1360 in British sources) < potentialis potential adj. + classical Latin -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Spanish potencialidad (15th cent.), Italian potenzialità (a1498). 1. a. A capacity, a possibility; an instance of the latent capacity for development a person, thing, etc., in which the quality of having potential is embodied. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > potentiality > [noun] > a potentiality potential1587 potentiality1587 virtuality1700 existible1862 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [noun] > a possible thing or circumstance possibilityc1460 perhapsa1535 potential1587 potentiality1587 maybe1598 contingencya1626 contingent1655 conceivable1659 possiblea1674 conceptiblea1676 cogitable1678 chance1778 it's an idea1841 may1849 might1850 thought1857 possibly1881 shot1923 1587 J. Bridges Def. Govt. Church of Eng. xv. 1261 Solemne and subtill relations of abilities, potentialities, actualities, and essenties. 1668 J. Howe Blessednesse of Righteous iv. 57 By the former it hath a potentiality, by the latter an habitude in reference thereunto. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xxiii. 138 In this looser sense, I crave leave to be understood, when I name any of these Potentialities amongst the simple Ideas, which we recollect in our Minds, when we think of particular Substances. 1712 E. Warren Antidote against Arianism xi. 219 The most latent Seeds, or Potentialities of those Causes. 1872 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) II. viii. vi. 586 In the joy of liberty regained there are massed together the potentialities and gratifications in general. 1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 522/1 The seed is the potentiality of the plant. 1879 T. H. Huxley Hume iii. 85 The conversion, by unknown causes, of these innate potentialities into actual existences. 1940 Amer. Speech 15 iii. 238 As Time has amply demonstrated, the language has limitless potentialities for the construction of..compounds. 1992 Rev. Eng. Stud. 43 97 The mere plot descriptions..reveal the excitingly expressive potentialities of a form which is recognizably cousin to English or French moralities, yet developed in startlingly different ways. b. The state or quality of possessing latent power or capacity; capacity for development, achievement, etc.; possibility, latency, potential. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > potentiality > [noun] possea1592 making1623 potentiality1625 potentialness1668 existibility1677 pregnancy1818 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [noun] > capacity for development potentiality1625 potency1644 susceptibility1644 susception1656 capacity1659 capableness1731 capability1794 achievability1909 1625 T. Jackson Treat. Originall of Vnbeliefe v. xiv. §2 That potentiality or aptitude which the soul hath to be linked, and made one substance with the body. 1653 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix (1713) 11 By Earth you are to understand, the Potentiality or Capability of the Existence of the outward Creation. 1711 G. Cary Physician's Phylactic 2 That Entity which is exempt from Potentiality, is Immaterial. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1781 II. 380 [Johnson:] We are not here to sell a parcel of boilers and vats, but the potentiality of growing rich beyond the dreams of avarice. 1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect ii. i. 370 The mental conception that we have of empty space is scope for movement, the possibility or potentiality of moving. 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 599 Characteristics before only foreshadowed, or existing only in potentiality, come out into full expression. 1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders II. ix. 171 He was no longer regarded as an extrinsic, unfathomed gentleman of limitless potentiality, scientific and social. 1923 A. Bennett Riceyman Steps i. v. 22 A poor little shop, showing no individuality, no enterprise, no imagination, no potentiality of reasonable profits. 1989 Brit. Jrnl. Philos. Sci. 40 431 Formalism of quantum mechanics allows macroscopic objects like cats or tables to exist in states of potentiality rather than actuality. 2. The quality of being powerful or having power. Cf. potential adj. 3. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > [noun] i-waldeOE armOE craftOE mightOE poustiea1275 mound?a1300 powerc1300 force1303 mighta1325 wielda1325 mightiheada1382 mightinessc1390 mightheada1400 mightinga1400 puissance1420 mightfulnessa1425 vallente1475 potence1483 state1488 potencya1500 potestation?c1500 potent1512 puissantness1552 sinew1560 puissancy1562 potentness1581 powerableness1591 powerfulnessc1595 potestatea1600 pollency1623 potentiality1627 potentialness1668 poust1827 mana1843 magnum force1977 the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > strong or powerful craftOE strengthOE powerc1300 forcec1340 foisona1400 ability?1473 potence1483 potencya1500 valency1623 potentiality1627 potentialness1668 muscularity1871 firepower1945 1627 G. Hakewill Apologie ii. i. 70 Habent aliquid potentialitatis admixtum, as Lyra speakes, they haue some kinde of potentiality, (I know not how otherwise to render his word) mixed with them. 1656 T. Hobbes Quest. Liberty, Necess. & Chance 266 Nor do I understand what derogation it can be to the Divine perfection, to attribute to it Potentiality, that is (in English) Power. 1820 S. T. Coleridge Lett., Conversat., & Recoll. I. 133 I have the power, the potentiality of walking. 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. II. xvii. 514 An unlimited and unimpaired potentiality of sovereignty. 2005 This Day (Nigeria) (Nexis) 26 Apr. One piece of legislation derogates from the right, power and potentiality of the Attorney-General to prosecute and conduct criminal cases. 3. Electrical potential. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > voltage > electrical potential > [noun] tension1785 electric tension1802 potential1828 potential function1828 pd1887 pressure1889 potentiality1898 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 857 The individual, through whose body there is passing an electric current of not too high potentiality, generally experiences pain. 1911 Lancet 11 Feb. 363/2 The danger is not one of high potentiality of current alone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1587
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