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Preferential

adjective/pɹˌɛfɚɹˈɛnʃəl/
Definition
manifesting partiality
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pɹˌɛfɚɹˈɛnʃəl/
🇬🇧British English
/pɹˌɛfəɹˈɛnʃəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pɹˌɛfəɹˈɛnʃəl/
4 syllables Say it as /pɹˌɛfɚɹˈɛnʃəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivemanifesting partiality
“a discriminatory tax”
Word Forms
discriminateverbtreat differently on the basis of sex or race
preferencenouna predisposition in favor of something
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
bevorzugt
Parteilichkeit manifestieren
🇫🇷French
préférentiel
manifester une partialité
🇪🇸Spanish
preferente
manifestando parcialidad
🇮🇹Italian
preferenziale
manifestare parzialità
🇳🇱Dutch
preferentieel
partijdigheid manifesteren
🇵🇹Portuguese
preferencial
manifestando parcialidade
🇷🇺Russian
льготный
проявление пристрастности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
तरजीही
पक्षपात प्रकट करना
🇧🇩Bengali
অগ্রাধিকারমূলক
পক্ষপাত প্রকাশ করা
🇮🇳Tamil
முன்னுரிமை
பாரபட்சத்தை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రాధాన్యత
పక్షపాతాన్ని వ్యక్తపరుస్తుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
प्राधान्य
पक्षपातीपणा प्रकट करणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રેફરન્શિયલ
પક્ષપાત પ્રગટ કરે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಆದ್ಯತೆ
ಪಕ್ಷಪಾತವನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುವುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
മുൻഗണന
പക്ഷപാതം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਤਰਜੀਹੀ
ਪੱਖਪਾਤ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
ترجیحی
جانبداری کا اظہار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
优惠
表现出偏袒
🇯🇵Japanese
優遇
偏愛の表明
🇰🇷Korean
우대
편파성을 드러냄
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ưu đãi
biểu hiện thiên vị
🇹🇭Thai
สิทธิพิเศษ
เผยให้เห็นถึงความลำเอียง
🇮🇩Indonesian
istimewa
menunjukkan keberpihakan
🇵🇭Filipino
kagustuhan
pagpapakita ng partiality
🇲🇾Malay
keutamaan
menzahirkan sikap pilih kasih
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تفضيلية
إظهار التحيز
🇮🇷Persian
ترجیحی
نشان دادن جانبداری
🇹🇷Turkish
tercihli
tarafgirlik göstermek
🇮🇱Hebrew
מועדף
מפגין חלקיות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'preferential'?
The primary meaning of 'preferential' is 'manifesting partiality'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'preferential' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'preferential' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'preferential' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'preferential' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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