opportunity

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
21
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.tɪ/
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/ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.tɪ/ · /-ˈt͡ʃuː.-/ · /ˌɑ.pɚˈt(j)u.nə.ti/ · [-ɾi] · /ˌɔp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.ti/

Definition of opportunity

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
    “seize the opportunity”
    “take an opportunity”
    “missed opportunity”
    “The world is full of opportunities and it's up to me to see them and pursue them.”
    “the opportunity came and went”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
    “seize the opportunity”
    “take an opportunity”
    “missed opportunity”
    “The world is full of opportunities and it's up to me to see them and pursue them.”
    “the opportunity came and went”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A favorable circumstance or occasion.
    “Having a holiday is a great opportunity to relax.”
  3. (countable, nonstandard, uncountable)Opportuneness.
    “The Court questioned the opportunity of introducing these measures in such an uncertain economic climate.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From opportune + -ity, from Middle French opportunité, from Latin opportūnitās.

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