partial

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This word consists of 7 letters and is spelled as "P-A-R-T-I-A-L". It has 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

How do you spell partial

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partial

adjective

How to pronunciation partial: ˈpär-shəl

What does Partial Mean?

What does partial meaning in English

1. Inclined antecedently to favour one party in a cause, or one side of the question more than the other. Ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law. Mal. ii. 9.
   
2. Inclined to favour without reason. Self-love will make men partial to themselves and friends, and ill nature, passion, and revenge will carry them too far in punishing others; and hence, God hath appointed governments to restrain the partiality and violence of men. Locke. Authors are partial to their wit, ’tis true, But are not criticks to their judgment too. Pope. In these, one may be sincerer to a reasonable friend, than to a fond and partial parent. Pope.
   
3. Affecting only one part; subsisting only in a part; not general; not universal; not total. If we compare these partial dissolutions of the earth with an universal dissolution, we may as easily conceive an universal deluge from an universal dissolution, as a partial deluge from a partial. Burnet’s Theory of the Earth. That which weakens religion, will at length destroy it; for the weakening of a thing is only a partial destruction of it. South’s Sermons. All discord, harmony, not understood; All partial evil, universal good. Pope.

Other definitions for partial

The definition of 'partial' is: of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total

How many syllables does "partial" have?

Want to know how to spell partial, you will find a comprehensive answer on this topic. The word "partial consists of 2 syllables and is spelled "ˈpär-shəl".

Synonyms for partial:

There are synonyms for 'partial'. Depending on the situation and context, the following words are also often used instead of 'partial':

Some words similar to "partial"

• martial
• partially
• impartial
• unpartial
• immartial

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How many points in scrabble for partial

How many points is the word "partial" in Scrabble? Is "partial" a Scrabble word? Here is the letter-by-letter scoring of the Scrabble game, which is played all over the world in different languages and with different words.