partialness
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partialness — See partial. * * * … Universalium
partialness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Favorable or preferential bias: favor, favoritism, partiality, preference. See FAIR … English dictionary for students
partialness — noun the state of being only a part; not total; incomplete • Derivationally related forms: ↑partial • Hypernyms: ↑incompleteness, ↑rawness … Useful english dictionary
Partitive case — Note: partitive case has to be distinguished from partitive meaning which refers to the selection of a part or quantity out of a group or amount, see Partitive. The partitive case is a grammatical case which denotes partialness , without result … Wikipedia
partial — partially, adv. partialness, n. /pahr sheuhl/, adj. 1. being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt. 2. biased or prejudiced in favor of a person, group, side, etc., over another, as in … Universalium
favor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. goodwill, esteem, approbation, approval; partiality, bias, favoritism; patronage, backing; concession, dispensation; kindness, service, good turn; token, badge. See aid, permission, giving, leniency.… … English dictionary for students
favoritism — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. partisanship, partiality; nepotism. See choice. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bias, partiality, inequity, preferential treatment, partisanship, nepotism; see also inclination 1 . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
preference — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. choice, pick, desire, taste, liking, druthers (inf.). See precedence. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Something preferred] Syn. choice, favorite, first choice, decision; see choice 3 . 2. [Inclination] Syn.… … English dictionary for students
partiality — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Bias] Syn. favoritism, unfairness, intolerance; see inclination 1 , prejudice . 2. [Liking] Syn. fondness, inclination, preference; see affection 1 , inclination 1 . See Synonym Study at prejudice . II (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
partial — adjective 1》 existing only in part; incomplete. 2》 favouring one side in a dispute above the other; biased. 3》 (partial to) having a liking for. noun Music an overtone or harmonic. Derivatives partiality noun partially adverb partialness noun … English new terms dictionary
