[{"word":"likelihood","phonetic":"/ˈlaɪklihʊd/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈlaɪklihʊd/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"In all likelihood the meeting will be cancelled."},{"definition":"The probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution with a specific parameter.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Likeness, resemblance.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"\"There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation.\" (Sir W. Raleigh)"},{"definition":"Appearance, show, sign, expression.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"\"What of his heart perceive you in his face by any likelihood he showed to-day ?\" (Shak)"}],"synonyms":["likeliness","odds"],"antonyms":["unlikelihood"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/likelihood"]}]