potentiality
noun/pəˌtɛnʃiˈælɪti/
Frequency rank: #19,585 most common English word
Meaning
the state of having latent qualities or abilities that may be developed in the future.
Example sentence
The young artist showed great potentiality for becoming one of the finest painters of her generation.
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