partiality
noun
par·tial·i·ty ˌpär-shē-ˈa-lə-tē 
pär-ˈsha-lə-tē
plural partialities
1
: the quality or state of being partial : bias
2
: a special taste or liking
Synonyms
- bias
- favor
- nonobjectivity
- one-sidedness
- parti pris
- partisanship
- ply
- prejudice
- tendentiousness
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
partiality blinded the administrator to the benefits of the proposed system for distributing work a person with an unfortunate partiality for jumping to conclusions
Recent Examples on the Web Two years ago, Apple updated its employee conduct policy to explicitly prohibit such partiality, Reuters reported yesterday (Aug. 15). 
Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2022 That partiality grew into outright admiration when Rep. Cheney took the strong and ultimately self-sacrificial stand against Donald Trump’s behavior during the Jan. 6 riot in the Capitol. Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 But sports have rarely been about honesty and have always been about partiality. Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2022 Some legal scholars who have studied the impact of empathy on court decision making have found it as a necessary factor for avoiding partiality. Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2022 Among the many costs of the department’s laxity toward Hillary Clinton in 2016 is that any enforcement of the law against Trump now will be seen, with some justification, as partiality. Nr Editors, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022 O’Toole’s is a wildly ambitious project, one that accounts for inevitable partiality precisely through this invocation of the personal. Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022 The theorists feel great crimes have been committed but—by reason of the instability of language, and the partiality of those who speak it—there can be no possibility of an indictment. Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for the First Department unanimously affirmed Cohen’s decision last October, ruling the Orioles failed to establish evident partiality in the second arbitration panel. baltimoresun.com, 8 Sep. 2021 See More
Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2022 That partiality grew into outright admiration when Rep. Cheney took the strong and ultimately self-sacrificial stand against Donald Trump’s behavior during the Jan. 6 riot in the Capitol. Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 But sports have rarely been about honesty and have always been about partiality. Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2022 Some legal scholars who have studied the impact of empathy on court decision making have found it as a necessary factor for avoiding partiality. Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2022 Among the many costs of the department’s laxity toward Hillary Clinton in 2016 is that any enforcement of the law against Trump now will be seen, with some justification, as partiality. Nr Editors, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022 O’Toole’s is a wildly ambitious project, one that accounts for inevitable partiality precisely through this invocation of the personal. Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022 The theorists feel great crimes have been committed but—by reason of the instability of language, and the partiality of those who speak it—there can be no possibility of an indictment. Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for the First Department unanimously affirmed Cohen’s decision last October, ruling the Orioles failed to establish evident partiality in the second arbitration panel. baltimoresun.com, 8 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing partiality
Kids Definition
partiality
noun
par·ti·al·i·ty ˌpär-shē-ˈa-lə-tē
: the quality or state of favoring one side over another
partiality
noun
1
as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities partiality blinded the administrator to the benefits of the proposed system for distributing work Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bias
- prejudice
- partisanship
- tendentiousness
- tendency
- favoritism
- one-sidedness
- ply
- nepotism
- favor
- chauvinism
- parti pris
- cronyism
- predilection
- nonobjectivity
- predisposition
- proclivity
- inclination
- prepossession
- penchant
- prejudgment
- propensity
- leaning
- preconception
- bent
- self-opinionatedness
- self-partiality
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- objectivity
- impartiality
- neutrality
- indifference
- detachment
- unbiasedness
- distaste
- aversion
- dislike
- hate
- open-mindedness
- calm
- dispassion
- scunner
2
as in tendency
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing a person with an unfortunate partiality for jumping to conclusions Synonyms & Similar Words
- tendency
- aptitude
- inclination
- devices
- affinity
- affection
- bias
- predilection
- predisposition
- proclivity
- disposition
- preference
- knack
- penchant
- propensity
- prejudice
- leaning
- impulse
- talent
- habitude
- bent
- addiction
- partisanship
- appetite
- genius
- gift
- fondness
- flair
- one-sidedness
- bone
- liking
- turn
- taste
- favor
- like
- habit
- endowment
- idiosyncrasy
- faculty
- peculiarity
- eccentricity
- speciality
- practice
- quirk
- pattern
- forte
- fancy
- specialty
- custom
- singularity
- convention
- way
- wont
- oddity
- routine
- practise
- kink
- trick
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- distaste
- aversion
- dislike
- impartiality
- objectivity
- neutrality
- disinclination
- indifference
- allergy
- disfavor
- averseness
- detachment
- disliking
- disrelish
- disinterestedness
- apathy
- unconcern
- nonchalance
- insouciance
3
as in liking
positive regard for something a partiality toward outdoor sports of all kinds Synonyms & Similar Words
- liking
- like
- preference
- appetite
- taste
- tendency
- fondness
- love
- craving
- enthusiasm
- relish
- use
- favor
- thirst
- prejudice
- bias
- desire
- interest
- fancy
- shine
- longing
- love affair
- weakness
- inclination
- propensity
- passion
- leaning
- yen
- tooth
- bent
- gusto
- hankering
- palate
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hatred
- aversion
- distaste
- dislike
- indifference
- disgust
- loathing
- apathy
- disfavor
- disinclination
- mislike
- unconcern