slovo | definícia |
partiality (encz) | partiality,zaujatost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Partiality (gcide) | Partiality \Par`ti*al"i*ty\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. partialit['e].]
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.
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2. A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to
others; special taste or liking; as, a partiality for
poetry or painting. --Roget.
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partiality (wn) | partiality
n 1: a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for
whiskey" [syn: fondness, fancy, partiality]
2: an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over
alternatives [syn: partiality, partisanship] [ant:
impartiality, nonpartisanship] |
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impartiality (encz) | impartiality,nestrannost n: Zdeněk Brož |
partiality (encz) | partiality,zaujatost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Impartiality (gcide) | Impartiality \Im*par`ti*al"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. impartialit['e].]
The quality of being impartial; freedom from bias or
favoritism; disinterestedness; equitableness; fairness; as,
impartiality of judgment, of treatment, etc.
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Impartiality strips the mind of prejudice and passion.
--South.
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Self-partiality (gcide) | Self-partiality \Self`-par`ti*al"i*ty\, n.
That partiality to himself by which a man overrates his own
worth when compared with others. --Kames.
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impartiality (wn) | impartiality
n 1: an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally
[syn: impartiality, nonpartisanship] [ant:
partiality, partisanship] |
partiality (wn) | partiality
n 1: a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for
whiskey" [syn: fondness, fancy, partiality]
2: an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over
alternatives [syn: partiality, partisanship] [ant:
impartiality, nonpartisanship] |
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