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Synonyms
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Meaning:
affinity

a close connection, relation, similarity

liking or inclination toward something

dogmatism

(the quality of) being dogmatic

intolerance, prejudice

favour

to ask a person to do something kind for one's benefit

approval, good opinion; help

fetish

an object worshipped by people because they believe a spirit lives in it; anything to which too much respect or attention is given

obsession

friendship

(an instance, period, of) the feeling or relationship that exists between friends

companionship

inclination

a liking or tendency

tendency, bent

indulgence

the state, act of having or doing what one wants

luxury; gratification

injustice

(an instance of) the absence of justice

unfair treatment; bias

leaning

a tendency

tendency, bias

liking

the state of being fond of a person, thing

fondness, taste

love

a very strong, pleasant feeling about a person; sexual feeling or desire

adoration; very strong liking

mania

a serious mental illness causing great excitement, violence

fixation, madness

nepotism

the giving of special favour to one's relatives, especially good jobs, because one is in a powerful position

favoritism

palate

the top of the mouth; the sense of taste

aesthetic taste

preference

(an example of) liking for, wanting, one thing rather than another or others

first choice

prejudice

(an instance of) unfair opinion formed without adequate knowledge or experience

belief without basis, information; intolerance

propensity

a natural tendency

inclination, weakness

racism

(a policy, way of behaving, based on) the belief that one's own race is superior to others

prejudice against an ethnic group

relish

(something used to give or which has) a special flavour or attractive quality; liking

great appreciation of something

sentiment

(a) mental feeling of love, happiness, pity, sadness etc; an opinion or judgement

emotion, belief

sexism

the belief that one sex is superior to the other

sex discrimination

tendency

a probable change (to another condition or activity)

inclination to think or do in a certain way

unfairness

injustice

injustice

xenophobia

an extreme hatred or fear of strangers or foreigners

belief without basis, information; intolerance

PARTIALITY as in Wiktionary
PARTIALITY as in Wikipedia