partiality : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: partiality	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for partiality
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
partiality n a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" Synonym(s): fondness, fancy, partiality an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives Synonym(s): partiality, partisanship Antonym(s): impartiality, nonpartisanship
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Partiality \Par`tial"ity\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. partialit[82].] 1. The quality or state of being partial; inclination to favor one party, or one side of a question, more than the other; undue bias of mind. 2. A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to others; special taste or liking; as, a partiality for poetry or painting. --Roget.