waarschijnlijk

Meaning

Adv

probably

Adj

probable, likely

Concepts

probably

probable

likely

plausible

presumably

verisimilar

belike

presumable

on the cards

apparent

believable

by the look of it

perhaps

supposable

plausibility

possible

credible

implied

prospective

believably

credibly

credulously

Hyphenated as

waar‧schijn‧lijk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʋaːrˈsxɛi̯n.lək/

Etymology

From waerschijnlick, from Middle Dutch schijnlic. Possibly calque of French vraisemblable or Latin vērī similis. By surface analysis, waar (“true”) + schijnen (“to appear”) + -lijk (“-ly”).

Sentences

Het Parlementspaleis in Bucharest is het grootste gebouw in Europa en waarschijnlijk het derde grootste gebouw in de wereld .

The Palace of Parliament in Bucharest is the largest building in Europe and probably the third largest building in the world.