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Unlikelihood vs Likelihood - What's the difference?

unlikelihood | likelihood |

Unlikelihood is an antonym of likelihood.


As nouns the difference between unlikelihood and likelihood

is that unlikelihood is absence of likelihood; the state of being unlikely or improbable; improbability while likelihood is the probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state of being probable.

unlikelihood

English

Noun

(unlikelihoods)
  • Absence of likelihood; the state of being unlikely or improbable; improbability.

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    likelihood

    English

    Noun

    (Likelihood function)
  • The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state of being probable.
    • In all likelihood the meeting will be cancelled.
    The likelihood is that the inflation rate will continue to rise.
  • (statistics) The probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution with a specific parameter.
  • Likeness, resemblance.
    • "There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation." (Sir W. Raleigh)
  • (archaic) Appearance, show, sign, expression.
    • "What of his heart perceive you in his face by any likelihood he showed to-day ?" (Shak)

    Synonyms

    * likeliness * odds

    Antonyms

    * unlikelihood