English Explanatory Dictionary

partiality

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.
  2. The quality of being partial or incomplete.

Pronunciation

/pɑɹʃiˈælɪti/ /pɑɹˈʃælɪti/ /pɑɹˈʃæləti/ /pɑːʃiˈalɪti/ /pɑːˈʃalɪti/ /pɑːˈʃaləti/ /pɐːʃiˈɛlɘti/ /pɐːˈʃɛlɘti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-partiality.wav

Word forms

partiality partialities

Etymology

From Middle English parcialite, parcialtee, parcyalte, partialte, percialite, from Middle French partialité and its etymon Medieval Latin partiālitās. Doublet of partialitas.

Synonyms

bias partialness

Antonyms

antibias impartiality impartialness disinterested § Synonyms

Derived words

nonpartiality self-partiality
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