opportunity

noun
/ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.tɪ/UK/ˌɑ.pɚˈt(j)u.nə.ti/CA/ˌɔp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.ti/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from opportunus
  2. derived from opportun
  3. formed as opportunity — “opportune + -ity

Definitions

  1. A chance for advancement, progress or profit.

    • seize the opportunity
    • take an opportunity
    • missed opportunity
  2. A favorable circumstance or occasion.

    • Having a holiday is a great opportunity to relax.
  3. Opportuneness.

    • The Court questioned the opportunity of introducing these measures in such an uncertain economic climate.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at opportunity. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01opportunity02occasion03occurrence04change05replace06supply07furnish08furniture09room

A definitional loop anchored at opportunity. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at opportunity

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA