Likelihood

n. probability. n in all likelihood very probably. likely Manch/ adj. (-ier, -lest) 1 probable; such as may well happen or be true. 2 to be reasonably expected (not likely to come now). 3 promising; appar-ently suitable (a likely spot). adv. probably. o not likely! colloq. certainly not, I refuse. [Old Norse: related to LIKE’]