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- Dictionarylikelihood/ˈlʌɪklɪhʊd/
noun
- 1. the state or fact of something's being likely; probability: "young people who can see no likelihood of finding employment"
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noun [ U ] uk / ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd / us / ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd / Add to word list. C2. the chance that something will happen: This latest dispute greatly increases the likelihood of a strike. [ + that ] There is every likelihood that more jobs will be lost later this year. There is little likelihood now that interest rates will come down further.
: the chance that something will happen : probability. There's very little likelihood of that happening. [=that is very unlikely to happen] changes that in all likelihood will be made soon [=changes that are very likely to be made soon] … a strong likelihood that he is correct … T. D. Anderson.
noun [ U ] us / ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd / uk / ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd / Add to word list. C2. the chance that something will happen: This latest dispute greatly increases the likelihood of a strike. [ + that ] There is every likelihood that more jobs will be lost later this year. There is little likelihood now that interest rates will come down further.
The likelihood of something means the odds that it will happen, or how likely a particular outcome is. Your likelihood of winning the lottery is pretty slim.
If something is a likelihood, it is likely to happen. The likelihood is that your child will not develop diabetes. That, as we all know, is not only a possibility but a likelihood.
Likelihood definition: the state of being likely or probable; probability.. See examples of LIKELIHOOD used in a sentence.
the chance of something happening; how likely something is to happen synonym probability. There is very little likelihood of that happening. In all likelihood (= very probably) the meeting will be cancelled. The likelihood is that (= it is likely that) unemployment figures will continue to fall.
likelihood meaning, definition, what is likelihood: the degree to which something can reason...: Learn more.
noun [ U ] uk/ˈlaɪklihʊd/us. Add to word listAdd to word list. the chance that something will happen: There's not much likelihood of that happening. (Definition of likelihood from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
the chance of something happening; how likely something is to happen synonym probability There is very little likelihood of that happening. In all likelihood (= very probably) the meeting will be canceled. The likelihood is that (= it is likely that) unemployment figures will continue to fall.
