[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/partiality/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) / partiality

# partiality

noun (partiality, partialities)

«partiality» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Unfair support for one person or side over another: "The referee showed partiality." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partiality/#m1)
2. A special liking for something: "a partiality for chocolate". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partiality/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school, sport and law, partiality is unfair: judges and referees must be impartial (not favouring anyone). In everyday or old-fashioned speech, "a partiality for" something means you really like it.

### Examples

- The referee was accused of partiality towards the home team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partiality/#x1)
- A judge must avoid partiality. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partiality/#x2)
- Grandpa has a partiality for strong cheese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partiality/#x3)
- The teacher showed no partiality and treated us all the same. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partiality/#x4)
- Her partiality for cats was well known. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partiality/#x5)
- Partiality in a contest is unfair to the other players. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partiality/#x6)
- He gave judgments without partiality, hatred, ignorance, or fear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partiality/#x7)

### Note

Usually uncountable. Opposite: impartiality (being fair). Adjective: partial, which has two meanings: "unfair, favouring" and "liking" ("I'm partial to cake"), and also "not complete" ("a partial eclipse"). Do not mix up the meanings.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «partiality» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partiality/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«partiality» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/partiality.html) on Mova free.