potential
adjective
[ pə(ʊ)ˈtɛnʃ(ə)l ]
• having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
• "a campaign to woo potential customers"
Similar:
possible,
likely,
prospective,
future,
probable,
budding,
in the making,
latent,
embryonic,
developing,
dormant,
inherent,
unrealized,
undeveloped,
potential
noun
• latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness.
• "a young broadcaster with great potential"
Similar:
possibilities,
potentiality,
prospects,
promise,
capability,
capacity,
ability,
power,
aptitude,
talent,
flair,
what it takes,
• the quantity determining the energy of mass in a gravitational field or of charge in an electric field.
• "a change in gravitational potential"
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin potentialis, from potentia ‘power’, from potent- ‘being able’ (see potent1). The noun dates from the early 19th century.
