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partiality

noun

An inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
P
Ends with
Y
Contains
AR
Scrabble score
15
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

pɑɹʃiˈælɪti

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Definitions

noun

  1. An inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives

noun

  1. A predisposition to like something

    “He had a fondness for whiskey”

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Example Sentences

He had a fondness for whiskey
She had dismissed him quite brutally, relegating him to the status of a passing fancy, or less

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