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par·ti·al·i·ty

(pär′shē-ăl′ĭ-tē, pär-shăl′-)
n. pl. par·ti·al·i·ties
1. Prejudice or bias in favor of something.
2. A special fondness; a predilection: had a partiality for cats. See Synonyms at predilection.
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partiality

(ˌpɑːʃɪˈælɪtɪ)
n, pl -ties
1. favourable prejudice or bias
2. (usually foll by for) liking or fondness
3. the state or condition of being partial
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par•ti•al•i•ty

(ˌpɑr ʃiˈæl ɪ ti, pɑrˈʃæl-)

n., pl. -ties.
1. a favorable bias.
2. a special fondness or liking.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:partiality - a predisposition to like something]partiality - a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"
liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"
2. partiality - an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
inclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
anthropocentricity, anthropocentrism - an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
ethnocentrism - belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
Eurocentrism - belief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans
bias, prejudice, preconception - a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
tilt - a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"
sectionalism, localism, provincialism - a partiality for some particular place
unfairness - partiality that is not fair or equitable
impartiality, nonpartisanship - an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally
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partiality

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partiality

noun
1. Favorable or preferential bias:
2. An inclination for or against that inhibits impartial judgment:
3. A liking for something:
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Translations
تَفْضيل، تَحَيُّز، مُحاباهوَلَع
náklonnostslaboststranictví
forkærlighedpartiskhed
dálætihlutdrægni
düşkünlüktaraf tutma

partiality

[ˌpɑːʃɪˈælɪtɪ] N
1. (= bias) → parcialidad f (towards hacia)
2. (= liking) → debilidad f (for, to por) → gusto m (for, to por)
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partiality

[ˌpɑːrʃiˈælɪti] n
(= fondness) → penchant m
He has a great partiality for chocolate biscuits → Il a un fort penchant pour les biscuits au chocolat.
(= bias) → partialité f
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partiality

n
(= bias)Voreingenommenheit f; (of judgement)Parteilichkeit f; without partialityunvoreingenommen, unparteiisch
(= liking)Vorliebe f(for für), Schwäche f(for für)
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partiality

[ˌpɑːʃɪˈælɪtɪ] n
a. (bias) partiality (towards)parzialità (verso)
b. (liking) partiality (for)predilezione f (per)debole m (per)
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partial

(ˈpaːʃəl) adjective
1. not complete; in part only. a partial success; partial payment. gedeeltelik جُزْئي частичен parcial částečný Teil-... delvis μερικός parcial osaline ناقص؛ نیمه کاره osittainen partiel חלקי आंशिक djelomičan részleges sebagian ekki fullkominn parziale 部分的な 부분적인 dalinis daļējs tdk sepenuhnya gedeeltelijk delvis częściowy پلوى، طرفدار، غرضي، يوه برخه parcial par­ţial частичный čiastočný delen delimičan partiell, ofullständig ซึ่งเป็นบางส่วน eksik, tam olmayan 部分的 частковий, неповний جزوي một phần 部分的
2. having a liking for (a person or thing). He is very partial to cheese. versot op مُتَحَيِّز، مولَع بِ който обича favorável mající v oblibě eine Vorliebe haben holde af μεροληπτικός, που δείχνει αδυναμία parcial, tener debilidad por algo/alguien eelistav دوستدار pitää jstk qui a un faible pour נוֹטֶה לְטוֹבַת- तरफदारी, पक्षपाती pristran elfogult gemar sem er mikið fyrir (e-ð/e-n) (che ha un debole per) 〜が好きな 편파적인 mėgstantis, turintis silpnybę neobjektīvs; kārs (uz kaut ko) amat gemar dol op partisk, som foretrekker mający słabość طرفدار favorável care are o slăbiciune (pentru) неравнодушный majúci v obľube imeti kaj posebno rad ljubitelj förtjust ชื่นชอบ ...-e düşkün, dayanamayan 癖好的 небайдужий پسند کرنا ham mê 癖好的
ˌpartiˈality (-ʃiˈӕləti) noun
1. a liking for. He has a partiality for cheese. voorliefde وَلَع склонност fraco slabost (pro) die Vorliebe forkærlighed αδυναμία debilidad por eriline armastus علاقه mieltymys faible העדפה तरफदारी naklonost elfogultság kegemaran dálæti predilezione, debole 好み 편애 silpnybė tieksme, nosliece amat gemar voorliefde forkjærlighet/svakhet for słabość لورى، طرفداري fraco slăbiciune склонность; пристрастие slabosť (pre), záľuba (v) posebna ljubezen naklonost förkärlek ความชอบ düşkünlük 偏好 пристрасть پسند sự ham mê 癖好
2. the preferring of one person or side more than another. He could not help showing his partiality for/towards his own team. partydigheid تَفْضيل، تَحَيُّز، مُحاباه пристрастие parcialidade náklonnost, stranictví die Parteilichkeit partiskhed μεροληψία parcialidad, preferencia eelistamine جانبداری puolueellisuus partialité מַשׂוֹא פָּנִים अनुराग pristranost részrehajlás sikap memihak hlutdrægni preferenza, parzialità ひいき 편파성 šališkumas neobjektivitāte sikap berat sebelah partijdigheid partiskhet stronniczość طرفداري parcialidade părtinire пристрастность náklonnosť (k) pristranost naklonost partiskhet ความลําเอียง taraf tutma 偏袒 схильність جانب داري sự thiên vị 偏袒
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References in classic literature ?
But what is to be the object of this capricious partiality in the national councils?
I may perhaps do no good but that of relieving my own mind by this letter, but I felt it my duty to tell you that your partiality for Lady Susan is no secret to your friends, and to warn you against her.
For, indeed, who is there alive that will not be swayed by his bias and partiality to the place of his birth?
Nothing had ever suggested it before, but they felt that there was no other way of accounting for such attentions from such a quarter than by supposing a partiality for their niece.
It is hoped that, after this confession, whoever shall compare this attempt with the original, if he shall find no proofs of fraud or partiality, will candidly overlook any failure of judgment.
One said, "I'll assure you, madam hath had good luck." A second cryed, "See what it is to be a favourite!" A third, "Ay, this comes of her learning." Every person made some malicious comment or other on the occasion, and reflected on the partiality of the justice.
It was a disadvantage to the lad; for the kinder among us did not wish to fret the master, so we humoured his partiality; and that humouring was rich nourishment to the child's pride and black tempers.
But your mind is warped by an innate principle of general integrity, and therefore not accessible to the cool reasonings of family partiality, or a desire of revenge."
The incipient mutineer was more outraged than ever, then, at what he denounced as the partiality shown the captain's table over the other tables in the ship.
Observing my partiality for domestic pets, she lost no opportunity of procuring those of the most agreeable kind.
without partiality; but Mrs Charles knows no more how they should be treated--!
Nor does it unfrequently occur, that Nantucket captains will send a son of such tender age away from them, for a protracted three or four years' voyage in some other ship than their own; so that their first knowledge of a whaleman's career shall be unenervated by any chance display of a father's natural but untimely partiality, or undue apprehensiveness and concern.

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