po·ten·ti·al·i·ty 
/pəˌtɛnʃiˈæləti/ noun
plural po·ten·ti·al·i·ties /pəˌtɛnʃiˈæləti/ noun formal 1 : a quality that can be developed to make someone or something better [count] ▪ They underestimated his potentialities. [noncount] ▪ The teacher sees potentiality [=potential] in every student. 2 [count] : a chance or possibility that something will happen or exist in the future — usually singular ▪ There is a/the potentiality for good in all people.
