Dictionary entries for 'partialness'

Synonyms

par·tial (päŕshəl)

[Middle English parcial, from Old French, from Late Latin partiālis, from Latin pars, part-, part; see part.]

adjective

Of, relating to, being, or affecting only a part; not total; incomplete: The plan calls for partial deployment of missiles. The police have only a partial description of the suspect.
Favoring one person or side over another or others; biased or prejudiced: a decision that was partial to the plaintiff.
Having a particular liking or fondness for something or someone: partial to spicy food.
Mathematics Of or being operations or sequences of operations, such as differentiation and integration, when applied to only one of several variables at a time.