English-Thai Dictionary

partiality

N ความอยุติธรรม  ความลำเอียง  ความ ไม่ เที่ยงธรรม  favourable bias kwam-ar-yu-ti-tam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PARTIALITY

n.parshal'ity. Inclination to favor one party or one side of a question more than the other; an undue bias of mind towards one party or side, which is apt to warp the judgment. Partiality springs from the will and affections, rather than from a love of truth and justice. 1. A stronger inclination to one thing than to others; as a partiality for poetry or painting; a colloquial use.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PARTIALITY

Par `ti *al "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. partialité. ]

 

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

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

partiality

par ti al i ty |ˌpärSHēˈalitē ˌpɑrʃiˈælədi | ▶noun unfair bias in favor of one thing or person compared with another; favoritism: an attack on the partiality of judges. • a particular liking or fondness for something: she spoke openly, not concealing her partiality for him. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French parcialite, from medieval Latin partialitas, based on Latin pars, part- ‘part. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

partiality

par ¦ti ¦al |ity |pɑːʃɪˈalɪti | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] unfair bias in favour of one person or thing; favouritism: an attack on the partiality of judges. 2 [ count noun ] a particular liking or fondness for something: Miller's partiality for flowering shrubs is evident. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French parcialite, from medieval Latin partialitas, based on Latin pars, part- ‘part ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

partiality

partiality noun 1 his partiality toward their cause: bias, prejudice, favoritism, favor, partisanship. 2 her partiality for brandy: liking, love, fondness, taste, soft spot, predilection, penchant, passion.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

partiality

partiality noun 1 the president had shown partiality towards the group's cause: bias, prejudice, favouritism, favour, partisanship, unfair preference, discrimination, unjustness, unfairness, inequity. 2 his partiality for brandy and soda was notorious: liking, love, fondness, taste, weakness, soft spot, keenness, inclination, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, penchant, fancy, relish, passion.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

partiality

par ti al i ty /pɑ̀ː r ʃiǽləti /名詞 1 U 不完全さ .2 U 不公平さ, えこひいき (bias )(↔impartiality ).3 U ｟かたく ｠〖時にa ～〗偏愛 ; «…が » 大好きであること (fondness ) «for , to , toward » .