Antonyms for possessions
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : puh-zesh-uhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : pəˈzɛʃ ən |
Definition of possessions
Origin :- mid-14c., "act or fact of possessing, a taking possession, occupation," also "thing possessed, that which is possessed," from Old French possession "fact of having and holding; what is possessed;" also "demonic possession," and directly from Latin possessionem (nominative possessio), noun of action from past participle stem of possidere "to possess" (see possess). Legal property sense is earliest; demonic sense first recorded 1580s. Phrase possession is nine (or eleven) points of the law is out of a supposed 10 (or 12). With eleven from 1640s; with nine from 1690s.
- noun control, ownership
- noun something owned; property
- Some had goods or possessions, of which they wished to negotiate the sale.
- Extract from : « The Intelligence Office (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Other millions began to fear the loss of their money and possessions.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- They pass without scruple from husband to husband, with an eye to their possessions.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- Entering her room, she closed the door and stood looking at her possessions.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- The Host had taken us to a far away part of his possessions.
- Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
- Half an hour would suffice for the packing of all his possessions.
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
- The result was, that he more than recovered his possessions, and died an inveterate miser.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- I have been successful in holding my possessions and power, and that is my merit.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- He was satisfied to leave his other possessions to their fate.
- Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
- All my other possessions shall not belong to myself more than to you.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
Synonyms for possessions
- accessories
- appointments
- appurtenances
- assets
- baggage
- belongings
- chattels
- custody
- dominion
- effects
- equipment
- estate
- fixtures
- furnishings
- furniture
- goods
- hold
- impedimenta
- occupancy
- occupation
- paraphernalia
- possessorship
- proprietary
- proprietary rights
- proprietorship
- province
- real estate
- retention
- settlement
- tangibles
- tenancy
- tenure
- territory
- things
- title
- trappings
- tricks
- wealth
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