partial
being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness;a partial payment of a debt.
biased or prejudiced in favor of a person, group, side, etc., over another, as in a controversy: a partial witness.
pertaining to or affecting a part.
being a part; component; constituent.
Botany. secondary or subordinate: a partial umbel.
Bridge. part-score.
Acoustics, Music. partial tone.
Idioms about partial
partial to, having a liking or preference for; particularly fond of: I'm partial to chocolate cake.
Origin of partial
1Other words for partial
Opposites for partial
Other words from partial
- par·tial·ly, adverb
- par·tial·ness, noun
- non·par·tial, adjective
- o·ver·par·tial, adjective
- o·ver·par·tial·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with partial
- partially , partly
Words Nearby partial
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How to use partial in a sentence
About 71 percent of Americans would get the full benefits and another 17 percent would get the partial benefit, according to Kyle Pomerleau, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute who specializes in tax policy.
Here’s the new Democratic plan for $1,400 stimulus checks | Heather Long, Jeff Stein | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostThe District released partial data Monday on the race and ethnicity of residents who have received coronavirus vaccination in the city, but cautioned against drawing conclusions based on the preliminary figures because they are incomplete.
D.C. releases early data on vaccine recipients amid push for equitable distribution | Michael Brice-Saddler, Julie Zauzmer, Lola Fadulu | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostA look aheadTranquil and seasonably chilly weather on Wednesday, and we’ll see at least partial sunshine return for the first time this workweek.
Updated forecast: After coating of snow and sleet, period of freezing rain possible overnight | Jason Samenow, Dan Stillman | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostThe emerging evidence, though still partial, puts some of those fears to rest.
New coronavirus variants accelerate race to make sure vaccines keep up | Carolyn Y. Johnson, Laurie McGinley, Joel Achenbach | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostThat data is uploaded to a database where more than 800 law enforcement agencies can look up vehicles by license plate number, partial plates or a vehicle description like make, model and color of a car.
Chula Vista Police Chief Says She Didn’t Know Department Shared Data With Feds | Gustavo Solis | January 20, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
Despite the financial remedy, partial repeal of the screen quota has imperiled the domestic market.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea | Rich Goldstein | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOr perhaps Understanding, partial Ignorance, and Total Ignorance.
A better taxonomy would break us up by words like Acceptance, partial Denial, and Total Denial.
Kundera sees fiction as a realm of many partial truths, its only certainty “the wisdom of uncertainty.”
He majored in mathematical physics, studying mind-bending theories of quantum mechanics and partial differential equations.
Granular and fatty casts, therefore, always indicate partial or complete disintegration of the renal epithelium.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe 'whole' of him that now dealt with Lettice was far above all minor and partial means of knowing.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodWe merely tell thus much to account for her position and her partial refinement—both of which conditions she shared with Susan.
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. BallantyneHow can the utmost success be expected to follow a partial use of the means of Divine grace?
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamThe natives are partial to the plant, and devotedly attached to smoking.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
British Dictionary definitions for partial
/ (ˈpɑːʃəl) /
relating to only a part; not general or complete: a partial eclipse
biased: a partial judge
(postpositive foll by to) having a particular liking (for)
botany
constituting part of a larger structure: a partial umbel
used for only part of the life cycle of a plant: a partial habitat
(of a parasite) not exclusively parasitic
maths designating or relating to an operation in which only one of a set of independent variables is considered at a time
Also called: partial tone music acoustics any of the component tones of a single musical sound, including both those that belong to the harmonic series of the sound and those that do not
maths a partial derivative
Origin of partial
1partial
Derived forms of partial
- partially, adverb
- partialness, noun
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