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Vorliebe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bias noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
  • fondness noun A liking or affection for someone or something.
  • like verb To enjoy something or find it agreeable; to be favorably disposed toward someone or something.
  • liking noun A fondness or preference for something.
  • penchant noun A strong liking or natural tendency toward something.
  • predilection noun A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
  • preference noun A liking for one thing over another.
  • proclivity noun A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
  • relish noun Great enjoyment or enthusiasm, especially in doing something.

Senses

Vorliebe is used for these senses in English:

  • bias (countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.
  • fondness The quality of being fond: liking something, foolishness; doting affection; propensity.
  • like (chiefly, in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
  • liking A like; a predilection.
  • predilection A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
  • preference The option to so select, and the one selected.
  • preference A strong liking or personal valuation.
  • proclivity A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.

bias — full definition

  1. noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
  2. noun A diagonal direction across woven fabric, cut at 45 degrees to the straight threads.
  3. noun In statistics, a systematic error that skews a measurement or estimate away from the true value.
  4. verb To unfairly influence someone or something in a particular direction.

Related German words