Partiality

//pɑɹʃiˈælɪti// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Preference, bias in favor of, tendency. countable, uncountable

    "The judge's partiality towards the defendant caused him to be replaced, with someone who was apparently more neutral."

  2. 2
    an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives wordnet
  3. 3
    The quality of being partial or incomplete. countable, uncountable

    "Illness confronts the self with partiality, incompleteness, and mortality."

  4. 4
    a predisposition to like something wordnet

Synonyms

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fondnessaffinityappreciationattachmentbagbent

Example

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"He shows partiality to no one in particular."

Etymology

From Middle French partialité, from Medieval Latin partiālitās.

Related phrases

self-partiality

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