Improbability
61Antecedent — An te*ced ent, a. [L. antecedens, entis, p. pr. of antecedere: cf. F. ant[ e]c[ e]dent.] 1. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause. [1913 Webster] 2. Presumptive; as, an… …
62Disbelieve — Dis be*lieve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disbelieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disbelieving}.] Not to believe; to refuse belief or credence to; to hold not to be true or actual. [1913 Webster] Assertions for which there is abundant positive evidence are… …
63Disbelieved — Disbelieve Dis be*lieve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disbelieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disbelieving}.] Not to believe; to refuse belief or credence to; to hold not to be true or actual. [1913 Webster] Assertions for which there is abundant positive… …
64Disbelieving — Disbelieve Dis be*lieve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disbelieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disbelieving}.] Not to believe; to refuse belief or credence to; to hold not to be true or actual. [1913 Webster] Assertions for which there is abundant positive… …
65dislikelihood — dis*like li*hood, n. The want of likelihood; improbability. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …
66Inverisimilitude — In*ver i*si*mil i*tude, n. Lack of verisimilitude or likelihood; improbability. [1913 Webster] …
67Possible — Pos si*ble, a. [F., fr. L. possibilis, fr. posse to be able, to have power; potis able, capable + esse to be. See {Potent}, {Am}, and cf. {Host} a landlord.] Capable of existing or occurring, or of being conceived or thought of; able to happen;… …
68circumstance — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin circumstantia, from circumstant , circumstans, present participle of circumstare to stand around, from circum + stare to stand more at stand Date: 13th century 1. a. a condition, fact …
69improbable — adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin improbabilis, from in + probabilis probable Date: 1598 unlikely to be true or to occur; also unlikely but real or true • improbability noun • improbably adverb …
70unlikelihood — noun Date: 15th century 1. improbability 2. something unlikely …