eventuality — eventuality, eventuate Both words date from the 18c and have had their fair share of criticism. Eventuate was derided by De Quincy (1834) as ‘Yankeeish’ and by Dean Alford (1864) as ‘another horrible word’, and Fowler (1926) castigated both as… … Modern English usage
Eventuality — E*ven tu*al i*ty, n.; pl. {Eventualities}. [Cf. F. [ e]ventualit[ e].] 1. The coming as a consequence; contingency; also, an event which comes as a consequence. [1913 Webster] 2. (Phren.) Disposition to take cognizance of events. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eventuality — index conclusion (outcome), consequence (conclusion), development (outgrowth), occurrence, outcome … Law dictionary
eventuality — 1759, a possible occurrence, from EVENTUAL (Cf. eventual) + ITY (Cf. ity), on model of Fr. éventualité … Etymology dictionary
eventuality — [n] something that probably will happen aftereffect, aftermath, any case, case, chance, consequence, contingency, effect, event, go down*, goings on*, happening, issue, likelihood, outcome, possibility, probability, result, sequel, toss up,… … New thesaurus
eventuality — ► NOUN (pl. eventualities) ▪ a possible event or outcome … English terms dictionary
eventuality — [ē ven΄cho͞o al′ə tē, ē ven΄sho͞oal′ə tē; iven΄cho͞o al′ə tē, iven΄sho͞o al΄ə tē] n. pl. eventualities a possible event, outcome, or condition; contingency … English World dictionary
Eventuality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Eventuality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 eventuality eventuality event occurrence incident affair matter thing episode happening proceeding contingency juncture experience fact … English dictionary for students
eventuality — e|ven|tu|al|i|ty [ıˌventʃuˈælıti] n plural eventualities formal something that might happen, especially something bad any/every eventuality ▪ We are prepared for every eventuality. ▪ That is an unlikely eventuality … Dictionary of contemporary English
eventuality — UK [ɪˌventʃuˈælətɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms eventuality : singular eventuality plural eventualities formal something that might happen, especially something bad that people might have to deal with The troops are prepared for any… … English dictionary
eventuality — [[t]ɪve̱ntʃuæ̱lɪti[/t]] eventualities N COUNT: with supp An eventuality is a possible future event or result, especially one that is unpleasant or surprising. [FORMAL] Every eventuality is covered, from running out of petrol to needing water. Syn … English dictionary
