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Noun: likelihood  'lIk-lee,hûd
  1. The probability of a specified outcome
    "there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933";
    - likeliness

Derived forms: likelihoods

See also: likely, unlikely

Type of: probability

Antonym: unlikelihood

Encyclopedia: Likelihood