partiality

par·tial·i·ty

noun \ˌpär-shē-ˈa-lə-tē, pär-ˈsha-lə-tē\

plural par·tial·i·ties

Definition of PARTIALITY

1

: the quality or state of being partial : bias

2

: a special taste or liking

Examples of PARTIALITY

1. <partiality blinded the administrator to the benefits of the proposed system for distributing work>
2. <a person with an unfortunate partiality for jumping to conclusions>

First Known Use of PARTIALITY

15th century

Related to PARTIALITY

Synonyms

favor, nonobjectivity, one-sidedness, bias, parti pris, partisanship, ply, prejudice, tendentiousness

Antonyms

impartiality, neutrality, objectivity, open-mindedness, unbiasedness

Related Words

chauvinism, cronyism, favoritism, nepotism; self-opinionatedness, self-partiality; bent, inclination, leaning, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency; preconception, prejudgment, prepossession

Near Antonyms

calm, detachment, dispassion, indifference; aversion, dislike, distaste, hate, scunner

Rhymes with PARTIALITY

abnormality, actuality, amorality, animality, atonality, axiality, bestiality, bilinguality, bimodality, bipedality, cardinality, classicality, coevality, comicality, commonality, communality, conjugality, cordiality, corporality, criminality, criticality, ethicality, externality, factuality, farcicality, fictionality, functionality, generality, geniality, hospitality, ideality, illegality, immorality, immortality, informality, integrality, internality, irreality, joviality, lexicality, liberality, lineality, literality, logicality, lognormality, marginality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, notionality, nuptiality, optimality, parfocality, personality, physicality, practicality, principality, prodigality, punctuality, quizzicality, rationality, seasonality, sensuality, sexuality, siege mentality, sociality, speciality, subnormality, surreality, technicality, temporality, textuality, topicality, triviality, typicality, unmorality, unreality, verticality, virtuality, whimsicality