partiality C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˌpɑrʃiˈæləti/ UK /ˌpɑːʃiˈæləti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun unfair bias in favor of one side; a special fondness The judge was accused of partiality toward the defense. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · unfair bias in favor of one... biasfavoritismprejudicepartisanshippredilectionfondnesspreference ↔ Opposites impartialityfairnessobjectivityneutralitydisinterest Word family Related forms partialpart Etymology AI details From Middle French partialité, from Medieval Latin partialitas, from Late Latin partialis 'of a part, partial', from Latin pars (genitive partis) 'part'. partialis Latin pars Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # partiality **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌpɑrʃiˈæləti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌpɑːʃiˈæləti/ ## Meanings 1. unfair bias in favor of one side; a special fondness ## Examples - The judge was accused of partiality toward the defense. ## Synonyms - bias - favoritism - prejudice - partisanship - predilection - fondness - preference ## Antonyms - impartiality - fairness - objectivity - neutrality - disinterest ## Related Forms - partial - part ## Roots and Affixes - Root: partialis - Root: pars ## Etymology From Middle French partialité, from Medieval Latin partialitas, from Late Latin partialis 'of a part, partial', from Latin pars (genitive partis) 'part'. ## AI Etymology Partiality is from Middle French partialité, from Medieval Latin partialitas, from Late Latin partialis 'of a part, partial', from Latin pars (genitive partis) 'part'. Important recorded forms include partialis (Latin) and pars (Latin). The current sense covers unfair bias in favor of one side; a special fondness. The wider family includes related words such as partial and part. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown