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.

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