Definition of Opportunity

1. Noun. A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances. "Now is your chance"

Exact synonyms: Chance
Generic synonyms: Possibility, Possibleness
Specialized synonyms: Brass Ring, Day, Clean Slate, Fresh Start, Tabula Rasa, Audience, Hearing, Hunting Ground, Occasion, Opening, Room, Say, Crack, Shot, Street, Throw
Derivative terms: Chance, Opportune

Definition of Opportunity

1. n. Fit or convenient time; a time or place favorable for executing a purpose; a suitable combination of conditions; suitable occasion; chance.

Definition of Opportunity

1. Proper noun. a Mars exploration rover that landed January 24, 2004. See wikipedia entry ¹

2. Noun. a chance for advancement, progress or profit. ¹

3. Noun. a favorable circumstance or occasion ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Opportunity

1. [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Opportunity

opponents
opportune
opportunely
opportuneness
opportunenesses
opportunism
opportunisms
opportunist
opportunistic
opportunistic infection
opportunistic infections
opportunistic pathogen
opportunistically
opportunists
opportunities
opportunity
opportunity cost
opportunity engineering
opportunivore
opportunivores
oppos
opposabilities
opposability
opposable
opposal
opposals
oppose
opposed
opposeless
opposer

Literary usage of Opportunity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Call of the Wild by Jack London (1903)
"... this belief at every opportunity. Sometimes Mercedes sided with her husband, some- rimes with her brother. The result was a beautiful and unending ..."

2. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)
""It really is a fine opportunity. The father and mother ask for nothing better, I can see, and the daughter's looks and manners require no allowances, ..."

3. The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale by Oliver Goldsmith (1825)
"But perhaps, Madam, while I thus reprehend others, you'll think it just that I should give them an opportunity to retaliate; and indeed I liave made this ..."

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