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unlikelihood

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un·like·li·hood  (n-lkl-hd)
n.
1. The state of being unlikely or improbable; improbability.
2. Something unlikely.
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Noun1.unlikelihood - the improbability of a specified outcomeunlikelihood - the improbability of a specified outcome
unlikeliness
improbability, improbableness - the quality of being improbable; "impossibility should never be confused with improbability"; "the improbability of such rare coincidences"
likelihood, likeliness - the probability of a specified outcome
Translations
unlikelihood [ʌnˈlaɪklɪhʊd] unlikeliness [ʌnˈlaɪklɪnɪs] N → improbabilidad f
unlikelihood [ʌnˈlaɪklihʊd] adj → improbabilité f
unlikelihood
n → Unwahrscheinlichkeit f; despite the unlikelihood of success → obwohl der Erfolg unwahrscheinlich war
unlikelihood [ʌnˈlaɪklɪhʊd] unlikeliness [ʌnˈlaɪklɪnɪs] n → improbabilità
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Hawley was requested to wait until he had seen a gray selected at Bilkley: if that did not meet his wishes to a hair, Bambridge did not know a horse when he saw it, which seemed to be the highest conceivable unlikelihood.
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