1. Noun
The quality or state of being partial; inclination to favor one party, or one side of a question, more than the other; undue bias of mind.
2. Noun
A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to others; special taste or liking; as, a partiality for poetry or painting.
3. Noun
an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
4. Noun
a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"; "she had dismissed him quite brutally, relegating him to the status of a passing fancy, or less"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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