likelihood
(noun)
noun
1. the probability of a specified outcome
Similar word(s): likeliness
Definition categories: attribute, probability
Sentences with likelihood as a noun:
- In all likelihood the meeting will be cancelled.
- The likelihood is that the inflation rate will continue to rise.
- "There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation." (Sir W. Raleigh)
- "What of his heart perceive you in his face by any likelihood he showed to-day