partiality Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a predisposition to like something
    fancy; fondness.
    • he had a fondness for whiskey
  2. noun an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
    partisanship.

WordNet


Par`ti*al"i*ty noun
Etymology
Cf. F. partialité.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913