About The Word Partiality
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Partiality
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What's The Definition Of Partiality?
[n] an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
[n] a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" Synonyms | Synonyms for Partiality: fancy | fondness | partisanship Related Terms | Find terms related to Partiality: affinity | appreciation | bag | bent | bias | chosen kind | clannishness | clanship | cliqueyness | cliquishness | cliquism | cup of tea | denominationalism | discrimination | druthers | esprit de corps | ethnocentricity | exclusiveness | eye | faction | factionalism | fancy | fascination | favor | favoritism | fetish | fondness | forejudgment | inclination | inclining | inequality | interest | involvement | jaundice | jaundiced eye | leaning | liking | love | mutual affinity | mutual attraction | nepotism | one-sidedness | parti pris | partialism | particular choice | partisanism | partisanship | party spirit | penchant | personal choice | preconception | predilection | predisposition | preference | preferential treatment | prejudgment | prejudice | prepossession | proclivity | propensity | relish | sectarianism | sectionalism | soft spot | style | sympathy | taste | tendency | thing | turn | twist | type | undetachment | undispassionateness | unneutrality | weakness See Also | anthropocentricity | anthropocentrism | bias | disposition | ethnocentrism | Eurocentrism | inclination | inequity | liking | localism | preconception | prejudice | provincialism | sectionalism | tendency | tilt | unfairness Partiality In Webster's Dictionary \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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