'Partiality' definitions:
Definition of 'partiality'
(from WordNet)
noun
A predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" [syn: fondness, fancy, partiality]
noun
An inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives [syn: partiality, partisanship] [ant: impartiality, nonpartisanship]
Definition of 'Partiality'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to others; special taste or liking; as, a partiality for poetry or painting. --Roget. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'partiality'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Partiality'
- Partialism,
- Partialize,
- Partially,
- partial,
- partial to,
- partialness,
- Partial differential,
- Partial differentials,
- Partial differentiation,
- Partial fraction,
- Partial fractions,
- Partial tones,
- partial abortion,
- partial breach,
- partial correlation,
- partial denture,
- partial derivative,
- partial eclipse,
- partial tone,
- partial veil,
- partial verdict,
- Partial differential coefficients,
- Self-partiality,
- law of partial pressures,
- partial differential equation,
- dalton's law of partial pressures,
- kendall partial rank correlation