partiality (redirected from partialities)

par·ti·al·i·ty  (pärsh-l-t, pär-shl-)

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 [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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	partiality - a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" fondness, fancy 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 partisanship 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

noun

1. liking, love, taste, weakness, preference, inclination, affinity, penchant, fondness, predisposition, predilection, proclivity his partiality for junk food
liking disgust, dislike, loathing, distaste, aversion, revulsion, antipathy, abhorrence, disinclination

2. bias, preference, prejudice, favouritism, predisposition, partisanship The judge was accused of partiality.
bias equity, fairness, objectivity, impartiality, disinterest

Translations

partiality [ˌpɑːʃɪˈælɪtɪ] N

1. (= bias) → parcialidad f (towards hacia)

2. (= liking) → debilidad f (for, to por) → gusto m (for, to por)

partiality [ˌpɑː^rʃiˈælɪti] 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

partiality

n

(= bias) → Voreingenommenheit f; (of judgement) → Parteilichkeit f; without partiality → unvoreingenommen, unparteiisch

(= liking) → Vorliebe f → (for für), Schwäche f → (for für)

partiality [ˌpɑːʃɪˈælɪtɪ] n

a. (bias) partiality (towards) → parzialità (verso)

b. (liking) partiality (for) → predilezione f (per) → debole m (per)