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I have developed a very strong partiality for the dead: they don't talk back, they don't sue, and they don't have angry relatives.
Ron Chernow

Meaning of "partiality" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARTIALITY

partiality  [ˌpɑːʃɪˈælɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARTIALITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Partiality is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARTIALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of partiality in the English dictionary

The first definition of partiality in the dictionary is favourable prejudice or bias. Other definition of partiality is liking or fondness. Partiality is also the state or condition of being partial.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARTIALITY


bestiality
ˌbɛstɪˈælɪtɪ
collegiality
kəˌliːdʒɪˈælɪtɪ
confidentiality
ˌkɒnfɪdenʃɪˈælɪtɪ
congeniality
kənˌdʒiːnɪˈælɪtɪ
conviviality
kənvɪvɪˈælɪtɪ
essentiality
ɪˌsenʃɪˈælɪtɪ
geniality
dʒiːnɪˈælɪtɪ
ideality
ˌaɪdɪˈælɪtɪ
immateriality
ˌɪməˌtɪərɪˈælɪtɪ
impartiality
ˌɪmpɑːʃɪˈælɪtɪ
joviality
ˌdʒəʊvɪˈælɪtɪ
materiality
məˌtɪərɪˈælɪtɪ
potentiality
pəˌtɛnʃɪˈælɪtɪ
reality
rɪˈælɪtɪ
spatiality
ˌspeɪʃɪˈælɪtɪ
speciality
ˌspɛʃɪˈælɪtɪ
substantiality
səbˌstænʃɪˈælɪtɪ
territoriality
ˌtɛrɪˌtɔːrɪˈælɪtɪ
triviality
ˌtrɪvɪˈælɪtɪ
unreality
ˌʌnrɪˈælɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARTIALITY

partial
partial derivative
partial eclipse
partial fraction
partial ordering
partial pressure
partial product
partial reinforcement
partial sight
partial tone
partialise
partialism
partialist
partialities
partialize
partially
partially deaf
partially sighted
partialness
partibility

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARTIALITY

ability
air quality
augmented reality
equality
functionality
homosexuality
hospitality
in reality
inequality
locality
low-quality
morality
mortality
municipality
nationality
originality
personality
quality
sexuality
spirituality
vitality

Synonyms and antonyms of partiality in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PARTIALITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «partiality» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of partiality

Translation of «partiality» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARTIALITY

Find out the translation of partiality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of partiality from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «partiality» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

偏袒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

parcialidad
570 millions of speakers

English

partiality
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पक्षपात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التحيز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пристрастность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

parcialidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পক্ষপাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

partialité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keraguan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Parteilichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

えこひいき
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

편견
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Partiality
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tánh thiên vị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓரவஞ்சனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पक्षपात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beğenme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parzialità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stronniczość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

упередженість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

părtinire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεροληψία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

partydigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

partiskhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

partiskhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of partiality

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARTIALITY»

The term «partiality» is regularly used and occupies the 92.823 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARTIALITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «partiality» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «partiality» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about partiality

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8 QUOTES WITH «PARTIALITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word partiality.
1
Ron Chernow
I have developed a very strong partiality for the dead: they don't talk back, they don't sue, and they don't have angry relatives.
2
Benjamin Robbins Curtis
No nation can answer for the equity of proceedings in all its inferior courts. It suffices to provide a supreme judicature by which error and partiality may be corrected.
3
Goldwin Smith
The novelist must look on humanity without partiality or prejudice. His sympathy, like that of the historian, must be unbounded, and untainted by sect or party.
4
Goldwin Smith
Personality is lower than partiality.
5
Goldwin Smith
Dante himself is open to the suspicion of partiality: it is said, not without apparent ground, that he puts into hell all the enemies of the political cause, which, in his eyes, was that of Italy and God.
6
Robert Toombs
We can today open wide the history of their administrations and point with pride to every act, and challenge the world to point out a single act stained with injustice to the North, or with partiality to their own section.
7
Allen West
The republic I fell in love with, the republic I risked my life to defend, the values I hold dear, the integrity that we all share - these do not know prejudice and they do not accept partiality.
8
Herman Wouk
Discount my partiality, but my report is that so far The Winds of War is looking good.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARTIALITY»

Discover the use of partiality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to partiality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Equality and Partiality
Derived from Thomas Nagel's Locke Lectures, Equality and Partiality proposes a nonutopian account of political legitimacy, based on the need to accommodate both personal and impersonal motives in any credible moral theory, and therefore in ...
Thomas Nagel Professor of Philosophy and Law New York University, 1991
2
No Partiality: The Idolatry of Race & the New Humanity
Douglas Sharp explores the theoretical constructions of race, including its psychological, sociopolitical and socioeconomic dimensions. Finally Sharp carefully weaves a theological model of racial reconciliation for a new humanity.
Douglas R. Sharp, 2002
3
Broken English: Poetry and Partiality
" In Broken English, McHugh applies her poetic sensibility and formidable critical insight to topics ranging from the poetry of Valéry and Rilke to ancient Greek drama and Yoruba folk songs, offering intense, passionate, highly personal ...
Heather McHugh, 2011
4
Declarations of Independence: American Cinema and the ...
"American Independent" cinema has been an important creative and cultural media entity for the past fifteen years.
John Berra, 2008
5
Partiality, Truth and Persistence
Partiality, Truth, and Persistence is a study in spatial model theory, the theory of partially defined models.
Tore Langholm, 1988
6
Partiality and Impartiality: Morality, Special ...
Issues of impartiality and partiality are a major focus of debate in moral theory. Should our personal relationships and commitments have a special place in our moral deliberations?
Brian Feltham, John Cottingham, 2010
7
Egalitarianism, Permissible Partiality and Decency
In Chapter One, I argue that luck egalitarianism and prioritarianism fail to adequately address the possibility of such a prerogative and therefore fail to provide compelling support for implementing egalitarian policies.
J. Bradley McHose, 2007
8
Partiality
One way to determine what those reasons are is to ask what information we need for our mo— tives of partiality to be fully shaped, so that we have a determinate consideration in light of which our acts seem to us to make sense. The point of ...
Simon Keller, 2013
9
Equality and Partiality
Essays based on Nagel's Locke Lectures, delivered at Oxford University in 1990, address the conflict between the claims of the group and those of the individual
Thomas Nagel, 1995
10
The Morality of Nationalism
THOMAS HURKA J. he moral issues about nationalism arise from the character of nationalism as a form of partiality. Nationalists care more about their own nation and its members than about other nations and their members; in that way ...
Robert McKim Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Champaign-Urbana Jeff McMahan Associate Professor of Philosophy both at University of Illinois, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARTIALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term partiality is used in the context of the following news items.
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Thai diplomacy faces mammoth challenges
By showing obvious partiality, the United States is making it hard for a big number of Thais to back them, when it comes to laying down foreign ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
2
The new pilgrims: Why are Westerners joining IS?
In which the sick and elderly do not wait in agony, tolerating the partiality of race or social class.” It also derisively alluded to the “so-called ... «SBS, Jul 15»
3
The taboo word in teaching: etc
If a list begins with any word or phrase that implies partiality or incompleteness, SUCH A LIST MUST NEVER END IN 'ETC'. Consider these ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
4
Face the music, Abad told
“Knowing the partiality and selectiveness of the Ombudsman, I have serious doubts if this will prosper,” he said. The Vice President's camp has ... «The Manila Times, Jul 15»
5
Bronwyn Bishop impresses, but less partiality is preferable
It has been a strange exercise in style, the saga of Bronwyn Bishop and the chopper that took her at vast taxpayer expense — $5227, ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
6
Partiality to Humanity and Enhancement
on “Partiality to Humanity and Enhancement.” Julian Savulescu​ discusses the bioethics of enhancement of persons - liberal and conservative ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jul 15»
7
Convicted child killer granted new trial after Supreme Court rules …
In its decision, the Supreme Court established a new standard for determining judicial partiality, for which there was no clear precedent in ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
8
Johnny Manziel reportedly trained with Jon Gruden
... head coach who serves as a commentator for ESPN, has a reputation for being a quarterbacks guru (his partiality to Chris Simms aside). «Larry Brown Sports, Jul 15»
9
High drama unfolds at the selection trials of the Indian physically …
The selectors have chosen players on their merit. So many of our players are also not selected. So to say that there was partiality is not correct. «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
10
Need for improvement in law and order: Ram Naik | Varanasi …
... Service Commission recruitment examinations to see whether any partiality has been done in favour of candidate of any particular caste. «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»

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