impartiality

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɪmpɑrʃiˈæləti/ UK /ˌɪmpɑːʃiˈælɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of treating all sides fairly and without bias

The judge was praised for her strict impartiality.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of treating all... fairness neutrality objectivity equity disinterestednesseven-handedness

Opposites

partiality bias prejudice favoritism

Word family

Related forms impartial partial party part

Etymology

From impartial (from in- 'not' + partial, ultimately from Latin pars 'part') + the noun suffix -ity.

partialis Latin pars Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# impartiality

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪmpɑrʃiˈæləti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪmpɑːʃiˈælɪti/

## Meanings
1. the quality of treating all sides fairly and without bias

## Examples
- The judge was praised for her strict impartiality.

## Synonyms
- fairness
- neutrality
- objectivity
- equity
- disinterestedness
- even-handedness

## Antonyms
- partiality
- bias
- prejudice
- favoritism

## Related Forms
- impartial
- partial
- party
- part

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: partialis
- Root: pars

## Etymology
From impartial (from in- 'not' + partial, ultimately from Latin pars 'part') + the noun suffix -ity.

## AI Etymology
impartiality comes from impartial (from in- 'not' + partial, ultimately from Latin pars 'part') + the noun suffix -ity. Morphologically, the ending is part of the etymology: the suffix is attached to the older base named in the history, producing a later English derivative. In present English, the noun sense is "the quality of treating all sides fairly and without bias", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as impartial, partial, party, and part. Its semantic neighborhood includes fairness, neutrality, objectivity, and equity, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin partialis and Latin pars.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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