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impartial

im·par·tial

impartial

 
 
pronunciation:
ihm par shl
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part of speech: adjective
definition: not favoring one more than another; not prejudiced; fair.
Judges are supposed to be impartial.
synonyms:
disinterested, fair, objective
antonyms:
biased, partial, prejudiced
similar words:
just, neutral
derivations: impartially (adv.), impartiality (n.), impartialness (n.)
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The word impartial contains the following part:
im-2 Latin prefix that means not, without
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The prefix im-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-2 used before roots beginning with the letter "m," "p," and "b." See in-2.