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noun
Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The quality of being partial or incomplete.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: partisanship
Antonyms: impartiality
Broader terms: inclination, disposition, tendency
Narrower terms: anthropocentrism, anthropocentricity, ethnocentrism, Eurocentrism, bias, prejudice, preconception, tilt, sectionalism, provincialism, localism, unfairness
noun
a predisposition to like something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: fondness, fancy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liking
History
From Middle English parcialite, parcialtee, parcyalte, partialte, percialite, from Middle French partialité and its etymon Medieval Latin partiālitās. Doublet of partialitas.
Across languages
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
