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partisanship

n. an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives

fondness, fancy

n. a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"

nepotism

n. favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)

eccentricity

n. strange and unconventional behavior

craving

n. an intense desire for some particular thing

lust, itch, lecherousness, lustfulness

n. a strong sexual desire

impulse, urge, irrational impulse

n. a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation; "his first impulse was to denounce them"; "the urge to find out got him into trouble"

longing, yearning

n. prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

heart, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, affection, warmheartedness

n. a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"

proclivity, propensity, leaning

n. a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"

tendency, propensity, leaning

n. an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"

desire

n. the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

passion, passionateness

n. strong feeling or emotion

wish, wishing, want

n. a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"

hope

n. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"

ambition, aspiration, dream

n. a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"

impulse, whim, caprice, vagary

n. a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse"

pleasure, pleasance

n. a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure"

satisfaction

n. the contentment you feel when you have done something right; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction"

volition, will

n. the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith

impartiality, nonpartisanship

n. an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally

dislike

n. a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive"

antipathy, aversion, distaste

n. a feeling of intense dislike

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