potentiality

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English potential Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English potentiality From potential + -ity.

1. The quality of being or having potential.

   “filled with potentiality”

   “A new year is filled with potentiality.”

2. An instance of potential: any given possibility.

   “any and all potentialities”

   “We've been prepping for years, and we like to hope that we're ready for all potentialities — as ready as one can be.”

3. An inherent capacity for growth or development.
4. An aptitude amenable to development; capability.
5. A possibility or capacity to be something, as opposed to an actuality describing what something actually is at present.
6. Quantum potential.