partial

partial is a 7-letter English word with 9 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon.
2. noun. Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a question, more then the other; baised; not indifferent; as, a judge should not be partial.
3. noun. Having a predelection for; inclined to favor unreasonably; foolishly fond.
4. noun. Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is often supported by a partial petiole.
5. noun. a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency

   Synonyms: overtone

6. noun. the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant
7. adjective. being or affecting only a part; not total

   "a partial description of the suspect"

   "partial collapse"

8. adjective. (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for

   "fond of chocolate"

   "partial to horror movies"

   Synonyms: fond

9. adjective. showing favoritism

Synonyms

overtone, fond

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in partial:

patrial

Common word forms

partials, partialed, partially, partialise, partiality, partialize, partialness

Words from these letters

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