Likelihood /(līk"lĭ*ho͝od)/

Like·li·hood

Likelihood

n.
  1. Appearance; show; sign; expression. [Obs.]
    What of his heart perceive you in his face By any likelihood he showed to-day ?
  2. Likeness; resemblance. [Obs.]
    There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation.
  3. Appearance of truth or reality; probability; verisimilitude.
  4. Statistical probability; probability of being true or of occurring in the future; as, the likelihood of being abducted by aliens is close to zero..