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partiality.

Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɑɹʃiˈælɪti/General-American/pɑɹˈʃælɪti/General-American/pɑɹˈʃæləti/General-American/pɑːʃiˈalɪti/UK
  1. Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.

    countable · uncountable
    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.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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