partiality
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French partialité, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin partialitas
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɑɹʃiˈælɪti/, /pɑɹˈʃælɪti/, /pɑɹˈʃæləti/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɑːʃiˈalɪti/, /pɑːˈʃalɪti/, /pɑːˈʃaləti/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "NZ" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɐːʃiˈɛlɘti/, /pɐːˈʃɛlɘti/
Noun
partiality (countable and uncountable, plural partialities)
- Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.
- The judge's partiality towards the defendant caused him to be replaced, with someone who was apparently more neutral.
- The quality of being partial or incomplete.
- 2008, Hugo Letiche, Making Healthcare Care: Managing via Simple Guiding Principles:
- Illness confronts the self with partiality, incompleteness, and mortality.
Translations
preference
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