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partiality FOR something

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  • partiality — par|ti|al|i|ty [ˌpa:ʃiˈælıti US ˌpa:r ] n [U] 1.) unfair support of one person or one group against another = ↑bias ▪ the problem of partiality in news reporting 2.) partiality for sth formal a special liking for something ▪ a partiality for… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • partiality — noun (U) 1 unfair support of one person or one side against another; bias 1 (1): Councillors were accused of partiality on land issues. 2 partiality for formal a special liking for something: a partiality for Moorish architecture …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • partiality — par|ti|al|i|ty [ ,parʃi æləti ] noun 1. ) uncount a lack of fairness that you show when you support one person, group, or opinion more than any others ─ opposite IMPARTIALITY 2. ) singular OLD FASHIONED a feeling of liking someone or something: a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • partiality — UK [ˌpɑː(r)ʃɪˈælətɪ] / US [ˌpɑrʃɪˈælətɪ] noun 1) [uncountable] an unfair attitude that you show when you support one person, group, or opinion more than any others 2) [singular] old fashioned a feeling of liking someone or something a partiality… …   English dictionary

  • partiality — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Bias] Syn. favoritism, unfairness, intolerance; see inclination 1 , prejudice . 2. [Liking] Syn. fondness, inclination, preference; see affection 1 , inclination 1 . See Synonym Study at prejudice . II (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students

  • Challenge for favor — favor fa vor (f[=a] v[ e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to become, be. Cf. {Be}. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • taste — tastable, tasteable, adj. /tayst/, v., tasted, tasting, n. v.t. 1. to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth: to taste food. 2. to eat or drink a little of: She barely tasted her dinner. 3. to eat or drink… …   Universalium

  • taste — [[t]teɪst[/t]] v. tast•ed, tast•ing, n. 1) phl to test the flavor or quality of by taking some into the mouth 2) to eat or drink a little of 3) to eat or drink: He hadn t tasted food for three days[/ex] 4) phl to perceive or distinguish the… …   From formal English to slang

  • children's literature — Body of written works produced to entertain or instruct young people. The genre encompasses a wide range of works, including acknowledged classics of world literature, picture books and easy to read stories, and fairy tales, lullabies, fables,… …   Universalium

  • Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …   Universalium

  • partial — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)ʃ(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n You use partial to refer to something that is not complete or whole. He managed to reach a partial agreement with both republics. ...a partial ban on the use of cars in the city. ...partial blindness. 2)… …   English dictionary

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