partiality

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Etymology

From Middle French partialité, from Medieval Latin partiālitās.

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /pɑɹʃiˈælɪti/, /pɑɹˈʃælɪti/, /pɑɹˈʃæləti/
• (British) IPA: /pɑːʃiˈalɪti/, /pɑːˈʃalɪti/, /pɑːˈʃaləti/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /pɐːʃiˈɛlɘti/, /pɐːˈʃɛlɘti/

Noun

partiality

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.

Synonyms

• bias, partialness

Antonyms

• antibias, impartiality, impartialness
• See also disinterested#Synonyms

Translations

• French: partialité
• German: Parteilichkeit, Befangenheit
• Italian: predilezione
• Portuguese: parcialidade
• Russian: предвзя́тость
• Spanish: parcialidad

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