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/pˌɑrʃiˈæləti/ Listen

noun

Partiality n.

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.

A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to others; special taste or liking; as, a partiality for poetry or painting.

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Etymology of 'Partiality'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Partiality" Quotes from Famous Books

... he would be assisted to the extent to which he proved himself deserving, and no further. I did not intend to spoil him by undue favors, nor did I allow him to see how much I really thought of him. One of the surest means of ruining a boy is by partiality and too rapid advancement; but I gave him an encouraging word now and then, and took pains to let his mother know that he was meeting my high expectations, and that he was fully worthy of the hopes she entertained ...

— The Telegraph Messenger Boy - The Straight Road to Success • Edward S. Ellis

... sheaves bowed to his. In another the sun, moon, and stars bowed to him. Plotted to throw his body into a pit. Agreed to report to their father that some beast had devoured Joseph. Joseph foolishly told these to his brothers. Hated him because of the dreams and their father's partiality. While the brothers were eating, Ishmaelites approached. They sat down to eat. Were going down into Egypt. Camels loaded with spices. At the intercession of Reuben they did not kill Joseph. Threw him alive into a pit. Ishmaelites took him down into Egypt. Sold him to Potiphar. Judah advised ...

— Higher Lessons in English • Alonzo Reed and Brainerd Kellogg

... with amazement. I could discover nothing but what was disagreeable in the horrid bumpkin, and thought such an instance of the blindness of parental partiality was hardly credible. ...

— Uncle Silas - A Tale of Bartram-Haugh • J.S. Le Fanu

... the one, who being entitled to speak ex cathedra on the subject, first cheered me with the hope of its success. And if it shall be found to be destitute of merit, while it shows that your judgment has for once been wrong, it will also prove that the error proceeded from a personal partiality, for which I am anxious to express ...

— The Emigrant - or Reflections While Descending the Ohio • Frederick William Thomas

... positively mercenary; but after all am I worthy of the sacrifice? Look at me, Elsie; even your sisterly partiality cannot make a beauty of me. My turn of mind is not suited to his; I have always felt that; and, above all, I am not very ...

— Mr. Hogarth's Will • Catherine Helen Spence

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