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Definition of partiality - 3 dictionary results

par⋅ti⋅al⋅i⋅ty

  [pahr-shee-al-i-tee, pahr-shal-]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the state or character of being partial.
2. a favorable bias or prejudice: the partiality of parents for their own children.
3. a special fondness, preference, or liking (usually fol. by to or for): a partiality for country living.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME parcialite < ML partiālitās. See partial, -ity

Synonyms:
2. favoritism. 3. leaning, inclination, bent, predilection.

Antonyms:
3. dislike.
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par·ti·al·i·ty   (pär'shē-āl'ĭ-tē, pär-shāl'-)   
n.   pl. par·ti·al·i·ties
  1. The state of being partial.
  2. Favorable prejudice or bias.
  3. A special fondness; a predilection: had a partiality for cats. See Synonyms at predilection.
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Partiality

Par`ti*al"i*ty\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. partialit['e].]

1. The quality or state of being partial; inclination to favor one party, or one side of a question, more than the other; undue bias of mind.

2. A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to others; special taste or liking; as, a partiality for poetry or painting. --Roget.
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Language Translation for : partiality
Spanish: debilidad por,
German: die Vorliebe,
Japanese: 好み
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