Impartial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

showing lack of favoritism

free from undue bias or preconceived opinions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈɑːɹʃəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈɑːʃəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈɑːʃəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈɑːɹʃəl/.

Examples

the cold neutrality of an impartial judge
an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons
the impartial eye of a scientist

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unprejudiced

Antonyms

prejudiced partial

Parts of Speech

adjective	showing lack of favoritism “the cold neutrality of an impartial judge”
adjective	free from undue bias or preconceived opinions “an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons”

Word Forms

impartiality

noun

an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unparteiisch

zeigt mangelnde Bevorzugung

🇪🇸Spanish

imparcial

mostrando falta de favoritismo

🇮🇹Italian

imparziale

mostrando mancanza di favoritismi

🇳🇱Dutch

onpartijdig

blijk geven van een gebrek aan vriendjespolitiek

🇵🇹Portuguese

imparcial

mostrando falta de favoritismo

🇷🇺Russian

беспристрастный

демонстрируя отсутствие фаворитизма

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निष्पक्ष

पक्षपात का अभाव दिखा रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

নিরপেক্ষ

পক্ষপাতের অভাব দেখাচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

பாரபட்சமற்ற

ஆதரவற்ற தன்மையைக் காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిష్పక్షపాతంగా

అభిమానం లేకపోవడం చూపిస్తున్నారు

🇮🇳Marathi

निष्पक्ष

पक्षपाताचा अभाव दर्शवित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિષ્પક્ષ

પક્ષપાતનો અભાવ દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಷ್ಪಕ್ಷಪಾತ

ಒಲವಿನ ಕೊರತೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിഷ്പക്ഷമായ

പക്ഷപാതമില്ലായ്മ കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਪੱਖ

ਪੱਖਪਾਤ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦਿਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر جانبدار

طرفداری کی کمی کو ظاہر کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

公正

表现出缺乏偏爱

🇯🇵Japanese

公平

好意の欠如を示す

🇰🇷Korean

공정한

편애가 부족함을 보여줌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô tư

thể hiện sự thiếu thiên vị

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นกลาง

แสดงว่าขาดความลำเอียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak memihak

menunjukkan kurangnya pilih kasih

🇵🇭Filipino

walang kinikilingan

pagpapakita ng kawalan ng paboritismo

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berat sebelah

menunjukkan kekurangan pilih kasih

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محايدة

يظهر عدم المحسوبية

🇮🇷Persian

بی طرف

نشان دادن عدم علاقه مندی

🇹🇷Turkish

tarafsız

iltimas eksikliğini gösteriyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוֹבּיֶקְטִיבִי

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