Meanings
nounopportunity (countable and uncountable, plural opportunities)
plural opportunities
- countableuncountableA chance for advancement, progress or profit.
missed opportunity
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seize the opportunity
take an opportunity
The world is full of opportunities and it's up to me to see them and pursue them.
the opportunity came and went
You'll get a second opportunity if you miss this one.
Synonyms: opening
- countableuncountableA favorable circumstance or occasion.
Having a holiday is a great opportunity to relax.
- countablenonstandarduncountableOpportuneness.
The Court questioned the opportunity of introducing these measures in such an uncertain economic climate.
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In the Communist party he found what many intellectuals need: absolute certainty in defiance of facts, an opportunity of total commitment that supersedes criticism and stills every anxiety.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 306
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA chance for advancement, progress or profit.
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nouna possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
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Origin
- Latinopportūnitās
- Middle Frenchopportunité
- Englishopportunity
From opportune + -ity, from Middle French opportunité, from Latin opportūnitās.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek εὐκαιρία, καιρός
- εὐκαιρία (eukairía)chance for advancement, progress or profit
- καιρός (kairós)chance for advancement, progress or profit
- εὐκαιρία (eukairía)favorable circumstance or occasion
- καιρός (kairós)favorable circumstance or occasion
Arabic فُرْصَة
- فُرْصَة (furṣa)chance for advancement, progress or profit
Bengali মওকা, মওকা
- মওকা (moōka)chance for advancement, progress or profit
- মওকা (moōka)favorable circumstance or occasion
Bulgarian възмо́жност, шанс
- възмо́жност (văzmóžnost)chance for advancement, progress or profit
- шанс (šans)chance for advancement, progress or profit
- удо́бен случа́й (udóben slučáj)favorable circumstance or occasion
Catalan oportunitat, ocasió
- oportunitatchance for advancement, progress or profit
- ocasióchance for advancement, progress or profit
- oportunitatfavorable circumstance or occasion
Chinese Cantonese 機會 /机会
- 機會 /机会 (gei¹ wui⁶)chance for advancement, progress or profit
Chinese Mandarin 機會 /机会, 機會 /机会
- 機會 /机会 (jīhuì)chance for advancement, progress or profit
- 機會 /机会 (jīhuì)favorable circumstance or occasion
Czech příležitost, šance
- příležitostchance for advancement, progress or profit
- šancechance for advancement, progress or profit
- příležitostfavorable circumstance or occasion
- šancefavorable circumstance or occasion
Danish mulighed, chance
- mulighedchance for advancement, progress or profit
- chancechance for advancement, progress or profit
- mulighedfavorable circumstance or occasion
Dutch kans, mogelijkheid
- kanschance for advancement, progress or profit
- mogelijkheidchance for advancement, progress or profit
- gelegenheidfavorable circumstance or occasion
Esperanto okazo, oportuno
- okazochance for advancement, progress or profit
- oportunochance for advancement, progress or profit
- eblochance for advancement, progress or profit
Estonian võimalus
- võimaluschance for advancement, progress or profit
Finnish tilaisuus, mahdollisuus
- tilaisuuschance for advancement, progress or profit
- mahdollisuuschance for advancement, progress or profit
- tilaisuusfavorable circumstance or occasion
French occasion, opportunité
- occasionchance for advancement, progress or profit
- opportunitéchance for advancement, progress or profit
- occasion favorablefavorable circumstance or occasion
- opportunitéfavorable circumstance or occasion
German Gelegenheit, Chance
- Gelegenheitchance for advancement, progress or profit
- Chancechance for advancement, progress or profit
- Möglichkeitchance for advancement, progress or profit
- Gelegenheitfavorable circumstance or occasion
Greek ευκαιρία, ευκαιρία
- ευκαιρία (efkairía)chance for advancement, progress or profit
- ευκαιρία (efkairía)favorable circumstance or occasion
Hebrew הִזְדַּמְּנוּת
- הִזְדַּמְּנוּת (hizdamnut)chance for advancement, progress or profit
Hindi अवसर, मौक़ा
- अवसर (avsar)chance for advancement, progress or profit
- मौक़ा (mauqā)chance for advancement, progress or profit
- अवसर (avsar)favorable circumstance or occasion
Hungarian alkalom, lehetőség
- alkalomchance for advancement, progress or profit
- lehetőségchance for advancement, progress or profit
- alkalomfavorable circumstance or occasion
Icelandic færi
- færichance for advancement, progress or profit
Irish faill, deis
- faillchance for advancement, progress or profit
- deischance for advancement, progress or profit
Italian occasione, opportunità
- occasionechance for advancement, progress or profit
- opportunitàchance for advancement, progress or profit
- possibilitàchance for advancement, progress or profit
- chancechance for advancement, progress or profit
- opportunitàfavorable circumstance or occasion
- occasionefavorable circumstance or occasion
Japanese 機会, チャンス
- 機会 (kikai)chance for advancement, progress or profit
- チャンス (chansu)chance for advancement, progress or profit
Korean 기회, 찬스
- 기회 (gihoe)chance for advancement, progress or profit
- 찬스 (chanseu)chance for advancement, progress or profit
Latin opportūnitās, ampla
- opportūnitāschance for advancement, progress or profit
- amplachance for advancement, progress or profit
- opportūnitāsfavorable circumstance or occasion
Latvian iespēja
- iespējachance for advancement, progress or profit
Lithuanian próga
- prógachance for advancement, progress or profit
Māori arawātea
- arawāteachance for advancement, progress or profit
Norwegian Bokmål mulighet, sjanse
- mulighetchance for advancement, progress or profit
- sjansechance for advancement, progress or profit
Persian فرصت, شانس
- فرصت (forsat)chance for advancement, progress or profit
- شانس (šâns)chance for advancement, progress or profit
Polish gratka, możliwość
- gratkachance for advancement, progress or profit
- możliwośćchance for advancement, progress or profit
- okazjachance for advancement, progress or profit
- pretekstchance for advancement, progress or profit
- sposobnośćchance for advancement, progress or profit
- szansachance for advancement, progress or profit
- gratkafavorable circumstance or occasion
- możliwośćfavorable circumstance or occasion
- okazjafavorable circumstance or occasion
- pretekstfavorable circumstance or occasion
- sposobnośćfavorable circumstance or occasion
- szansafavorable circumstance or occasion
Portuguese oportunidade, oportunidade
- oportunidadechance for advancement, progress or profit
- oportunidadefavorable circumstance or occasion
Romanian oportunitate
- oportunitatechance for advancement, progress or profit
Russian возмо́жность, шанс
- возмо́жность (vozmóžnostʹ)chance for advancement, progress or profit
- шанс (šans)chance for advancement, progress or profit
- удо́бный слу́чай (udóbnyj slúčaj)favorable circumstance or occasion
Slovak príležitosť, šanca
- príležitosťchance for advancement, progress or profit
- šancachance for advancement, progress or profit
Spanish oportunidad, baza
- oportunidadchance for advancement, progress or profit
- bazachance for advancement, progress or profit
- oportunidadfavorable circumstance or occasion
Swahili fursa, fursa
- fursachance for advancement, progress or profit
- fursafavorable circumstance or occasion
- nafasifavorable circumstance or occasion
Swedish tillfälle, möjlighet
- tillfällechance for advancement, progress or profit
- möjlighetchance for advancement, progress or profit
Thai โอกาส
- โอกาส (oo-gàat)chance for advancement, progress or profit
Turkish fırsat
- fırsatchance for advancement, progress or profit
Ukrainian можли́вість, шанс
- можли́вість (možlývistʹ)chance for advancement, progress or profit
- шанс (šans)chance for advancement, progress or profit
- наго́да (nahóda)favorable circumstance or occasion
Urdu فرصت, موقع
- فرصت (fursat)chance for advancement, progress or profit
- موقع (mauqa')chance for advancement, progress or profit
Vietnamese cơ hội
- cơ hộichance for advancement, progress or profit
Cite this entry
APA
opportunity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opportunity
MLA
“opportunity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opportunity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “opportunity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opportunity.
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