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opportunity

  • /ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.tɪ/ UK
  • /-ˈt͡ʃuː.-/ UK
  • /ˌɑ.pɚˈt(j)u.nə.ti/ Canada, US
  • [-ɾi] Canada, US
  • /ˌɔp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.ti/ Australia
  • /-ˈt͡ʃuː.-/ Australia
  • [-ɾi] Australia

Where it comes from

From opportune + -ity, from Middle French opportunité, from Latin opportūnitās.

noun opportunities

  1. countable, uncountable A chance for advancement, progress or profit. seize the opportunity

    Similar: opening

  2. countable, uncountable A favorable circumstance or occasion. Having a holiday is a great opportunity to relax.
  3. countable, nonstandard, uncountable Opportuneness. The Court questioned the opportunity of introducing these measures in such an uncertain economic climate.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: chance, occasion, opening, access, availability, capability, event, expediency, practicable, expedience, convenience, usefulness, enable, case, able, advantage

Translations

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noun chance for advancement, progress or profit

Españoloportunidad, baza
한국어기회 gihoe, 찬스 chanseu
日本語機会 kikai, チャンス chansu
中文機會 /机会 jīhuì
हिन्दीअवसर avsar, मौक़ा mauqā
Kiswahilifursa
Portuguêsoportunidade
Françaisoccasion, opportunité
DeutschGelegenheit, Chance, Möglichkeit
Italianooccasione, opportunità, possibilità, chance
Ελληνικάευκαιρία efkairía
Românăoportunitate
Русскийвозмо́жность vozmóžnostʹ, шанс šans
Tiếng Việtcơ hội
العربيةفُرْصَة furṣa
עבריתהִזְדַּמְּנוּת hizdamnut

noun favorable circumstance or occasion

Españoloportunidad
中文機會 /机会 jīhuì
हिन्दीअवसर avsar
Kiswahilifursa, nafasi
Portuguêsoportunidade
Françaisoccasion favorable, opportunité
DeutschGelegenheit
Italianoopportunità, occasione
Ελληνικάευκαιρία efkairía
Русскийудо́бный слу́чай udóbnyj slúčaj

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@misc{opportunity_2026,
  title = {opportunity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/opportunity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}