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Vinony

partiality

noun

  1. prejudice or bias in favor of something
  2. a special taste, fondness, or liking; a predilection
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Pronunciation: /pɑɹʃiˈælɪti/ / /pɑɹˈʃælɪti/ / /pɑɹˈʃæləti/

noun

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

  1. Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.

    “The judge's partiality towards the defendant caused him to be replaced, with someone who was apparently more neutral.”

  2. The quality of being partial or incomplete.

    “Illness confronts the self with partiality, incompleteness, and mortality.”