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partiality, partisanship

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

fondness, fancy, partiality

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

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nepotism

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

eccentricity

n. a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path

craving

n. an intense desire for some particular thing

lecherousness, lust, lustfulness

n. a strong sexual desire

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, hungriness

n. prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia

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"

leaning

n. the act of deviating from a vertical position

leaning, propensity, tendency

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

desire

n. the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

passion, passionateness

n. a 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"

vagary

n. an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.); "the vagaries of the weather"; "his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market"; "he has dealt with human vagaries for many years"

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 one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation; "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

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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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