opportunity

op-por-tu-ni-ty · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A favorable time or set of circumstances for doing something.

  2. 2.

    A chance for employment or advancement.

Forms

plural: opportunities

Related words

Antonyms: barrier, obstacle
See also: chance, occasion, possibility
Synonyms: chance, occasion, opening, possibility

Etymology

From Old French opportunite, from Latin opportunitas meaning "fitness, convenience, favorable time," from opportunus meaning "fit, convenient, suitable" (literally "at the port"), from ob (to, toward) + portus (harbor). The sense evolved from ships arriving at a favorable time.