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Synonyms for improbability


Grammar : Noun
Spell : im-prob-uh-bil-i-tee, im-prob-
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˌprɒb əˈbɪl ɪ ti, ˌɪm prɒb-



Définition of improbability

Origin :
  • 1590s, "fact or quality of being improbably;" see improbable + -ity. Meaning "an instance of something improbable" is from 1610s.
  • noun unlikelihood
Example sentences :
  • I laughed with him at the improbability of such things befalling.
  • Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Improbability is not a scientific notion; it varies with the individual.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Study of History » by Charles V. Langlois
  • And life not being a fairy-tale the improbability of the event almost shocked me.
  • Extract from : « 'Twixt Land & Sea » by Joseph Conrad
  • But I will not rest either on improbability, or argument, or even denial.
  • Extract from : « An Essay on Professional Ethics » by George Sharswood
  • Brown had refused his consent on the ground of improbability.
  • Extract from : « Novel Notes » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • He never rejected a story on the score of its improbability.
  • Extract from : « The Hand in the Dark » by Arthur J. Rees
  • She hesitates just a little, then solaces herself with the improbability.
  • Extract from : « Floyd Grandon's Honor » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • The improbability of these various assumptions is very great.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball
  • Do not be influenced by the probability or the improbability of your reading it.
  • Extract from : « Mental Efficiency » by Arnold Bennett
  • There was neither impossibility nor improbability in any of the three propositions.
  • Extract from : « The Bush Boys » by Captain Mayne Reid

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