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partiality

noun
  1. Favorable or preferential bias: favor, favoritism, partialness, preference. See fair
  2. An inclination for or against that inhibits impartial judgment: bias, one-sidedness, partisanship, prejudice, prepossession, tendentiousness. See affect, like, straight
  3. A liking for something: appetite, fondness, preference, relish, taste, weakness. See like
  4. An inclination to something: bent, bias, cast, disposition, leaning, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, squint, tendency, trend, turn. See approach, like

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