1.
You use ~ to refer to something that is not complete or whole.
...a ~ ban on the use of cars in the city.
...~ blindness.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
2.
If you are ~ to something, you like it.
He’s ~ to sporty women with blue eyes...
ADJ: v-link ADJ to n/-ing
~ity
He has a great ~ity for chocolate biscuits.
= fondness
N-UNCOUNT: oft N for n
3.
Someone who is ~ supports a particular person or thing, for example in a competition or dispute, instead of being completely fair.
I might be accused of being ~...
= biased
? im~
ADJ: v-link ADJ
~ity
She is criticized by some others for her one-sidedness and ~ity.
= bias
? im~ity
N-UNCOUNT