partiality

1 a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" [syn: fondness, fancy]

2 an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives [syn: partisanship] [ant: impartiality]

English

Noun

1. 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.

Translations

• Telugu: పక్షపాతం (pakshapaatam)

affinity, appreciation, bag, bent, bias, chosen kind, clannishness, clanship, cliqueyness, cliquishness, cliquism, cup of tea, denominationalism, discrimination, druthers, esprit de corps, ethnocentricity, exclusiveness, eye, faction, factionalism, fancy, fascination, favor, favoritism, fetish, fondness, forejudgment, inclination, inclining, inequality, interest, involvement, jaundice, jaundiced eye, leaning, liking, love, mutual affinity, mutual attraction, nepotism, one-sidedness, parti pris, partialism, particular choice, partisanism, partisanship, party spirit, penchant, personal choice, preconception, predilection, predisposition, preference, preferential treatment, prejudgment, prejudice, prepossession, proclivity, propensity, relish, sectarianism, sectionalism, soft spot, style, sympathy, taste, tendency, thing, turn, twist, type, undetachment, undispassionateness, unneutrality, weakness