partiality
noun /ˌpɑːʃiˈæləti/
/ˌpɑːrʃiˈæləti/
(formal)- [uncountable] (disapproving) unfair support for one person, team, idea, etc. synonym bias
- allegations of dishonesty and partiality
- [singular] partiality for something/somebody a feeling of liking something/somebody very much synonym fondness
- She has a partiality for exotic flowers.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French parcialite, from medieval Latin partialitas, based on Latin pars, part- ‘part’.