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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesimprobabilidad
Pronunciation / Transliteration: improbabilidad
"La gran improbabilidad del plan no detuvo al equipo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or fact of being unlikely or improbable; improbability.
"Given the sheer unlikelihood of success, their achievement was truly remarkable." - 2
Something that is improbable or unlikely to happen.
"An economic recovery in the current quarter remains an unlikelihood."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective unlikely, formed by prefixing un- (Old English on-, un-, meaning not or the reversal of) to likely (from Old Norse líkligr, meaning like, probable), combined with the suffix -hood (Old English -hād, denoting state, condition, or quality). It emerged in the late 16th century to denote the state or quality of being improbable or lacking likelihood.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unlikelihood" is said worldwide
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improbabilité
Transliteration: improbabilite
"L'improbabilité de cet événement a surpris tout le monde."
Unwahrscheinlichkeit
Transliteration: Unwahrscheinlichkeit
"Die Unwahrscheinlichkeit eines solchen Fehlers ist sehr gering."
improbabilità
Transliteration: improbabilità
"L'improbabilità della vittoria ha reso il risultato ancora più speciale."
improbabilidad
Transliteration: improbabilidad
"La gran improbabilidad del plan no detuvo al equipo."
improvipabilidade
Transliteration: improvipabilidade
"A improbabilidade do cenário foi discutida na reunião."
संभाव्यताहीनता
Transliteration: sambhavyataheenta
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"इस घटना की असंभाव्यता स्पष्ट थी।"
不可能性
Transliteration: bù kě néng xìng
Script: 中文汉字
"这种情况发生的不可能性很高。"
박약성
Transliteration: bak-yak-seong
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 계획이 성공할 가능성의 박약성을 깨달았다."
起らなさ
Transliteration: okoranasa
Script: 日本語
"そのアイデアの起こらなさは誰もが知っていた。"
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