partiality

1. A predisposition to like something (synset 107512937)
   "he had a fondness for whiskey"; "she had dismissed him quite brutally, relegating him to the status of a passing fancy, or less"
   is a type of: liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
   same as: fancy, fondness
2. An inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives (synset 106210871)
   is a type of: disposition, inclination, tendency - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
   subtypes:

   • anthropocentricity, anthropocentrism - an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
   • ethnocentrism - belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
   • eurocentrism - belief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans
   • bias, preconception, prejudice - a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
   • tilt - a slight but noticeable partiality
   • localism, provincialism, sectionalism - a partiality for some particular place
   • unfairness - partiality that is not fair or equitable
   same as: partisanship

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