POTENTIAL QUALITIES
\pətˈɛnʃə͡l kwˈɒlɪtiz], \pətˈɛnʃəl kwˈɒlɪtiz], \p_ə_t_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_əl k_w_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_t_i_z]\
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In scholastic philosophy, qualities existing in a body in potentia only, without any actual development.
By Henry Percy Smith
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.