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like·li·hood    Audio Help   [lahyk-lee-hood] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the state of being likely or probable; probability.
2.a probability or chance of something: There is a strong likelihood of his being elected.
3.Archaic. indication of a favorable end; promise.
Also, like·li·ness.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME liklihood. See likely, -hood]
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like·li·hood    Audio Help   (līk'lē-hŏŏd')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The state of being probable; probability.
  2. Something probable.

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likelihood

noun
the probability of a specified outcome [ant: unlikelihood] 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈlikelihood noun
probability
Arabic: إحْتِمال، إمْكانيَّه
Chinese (Simplified): 可能性
Chinese (Traditional): 可能性
Czech: pravděpodobnost
Danish: sandsynlighed
Dutch: waarschijnlijkheid
Estonian: tõenäosus
Finnish: todennäköisyys
French: probabilité
German: die Wahrscheinlichkeit
Greek: πιθανότητα
Hungarian: valószínűség
Icelandic: líkur, sennileiki
Indonesian: kemungkinan
Italian: probabilità
Japanese: 見込み
Korean: 있을 법함
Latvian: iespēja; varbūtība
Lithuanian: tikimybė
Norwegian: sannsynlighet
Polish: prawdopodobieństwo
Portuguese (Brazil): probabilidade
Portuguese (Portugal): probabilidade
Romanian: probabilitate
Russian: вероятность
Slovak: pravdepodobnosť
Slovenian: verjetnost
Spanish: probabilidad
Swedish: sannolikhet
Turkish: ihtimal, olasılık
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Likelihood

Like"li*hood\ (-l[i^]*h[oo^]d), n. [Likely + -hood.]

1. Appearance; show; sign; expression. [Obs.]

What of his heart perceive you in his face By any likelihood he showed to-day ? --Shak.

2. Likeness; resemblance. [Obs.]

There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation. --Sir W. Raleigh.

3. Appearance of truth or reality; probability; verisimilitude. --Tennyson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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