potential

po-ten-tial · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.

  2. 2.

    Latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success.

  3. 3.

    Capable of being or becoming; latent.

  4. 4.

    (physics) The quantity determining the energy of mass in a gravitational field or of charge in an electric field.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    reach one's potential — to achieve one's full capability
  • •
    potential for — possibility or capacity for something
  • •
    unlock potential — to release hidden capabilities

Related words

Antonyms: actual, current, realized
See also: capability, possible, prospect
Synonyms: latent, possible, prospective

Etymology

From Late Latin potentialis, from Latin potentia ("power"), from potens ("powerful").