Pŏs'si-ble, a.

a. [Fr. & Pr. possible, Sp. posible, Pg. possivel, It. possibile, Lat. possibilis, from posse, to be able, to have power, fr. potis, able, capable, and esse, to be.] 1. Liable to happen or come to pass; capable of existing or of being conceived or thought of; capable of being done; not contrary to the nature of things. With God all things are possible. Matt. xix. 26. 2. Barely able to be or to come to pass, but highly improbable; as, a certain thing is possible, but very improbable. Syn.— Practicable; likely. See PRACTICABLE.