noun
partiality
par-shee-AL-ih-tee/ˌpɑːrʃiˈæləti/
A special preference for someone or something.
The judge shows partiality by awarding the burned cake over a successful one.
Etymology
Partiality names the quality of being partial in the one-sided sense. Rather than incompleteness, it describes giving one party an unjust or unreasonable preference over another.
In context
… God is not a partial God he does not show favoritism does not show uh partiality
More examples
- She has a partiality for warm bread and salted butter.
- A judge must decide cases without partiality.
- His partiality toward longtime employees frustrates the newer staff.
Forms
partiality · partialities
partial adjective — Favoring one person or thing over others.
Similar words
- favoritism
- Emphasizes unfair treatment that benefits a favored person or group.
- fondness
- Emphasizes warm affection rather than unfair preference or judgment.
- preference
- Expresses a choice or liking without necessarily implying unfairness.