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[ noun ] the inherent capacity for coming into being
Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Pass_in_Review practically guarantees enjoyment , and is a dramatic demonstration of the potentialities of any stereo music system . (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)Because he interprets the primitive state of man as one of mere potentiality or capacity and believes that Adam and Eve were created as children , Irenaeus often seems inclined to extenuate their disobedience as being `` due , no_doubt , to carelessness , but still wicked '' . (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)The Dipylon_Geometric pottery of Athens and the Iliad are amazing manifestations of the inherent potentialities of Greek civilization ; but both were among the last products of a phase which was ending . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an aptitude that may be developed
Synonyms Used in print (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)It should attempt to communicate both an appreciation of professional standards and an understanding of the tremendous powers and potentialities of genuinely open and pluralistic societies . Related terms incapability aptitude perfectibility compass capable incapable |
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