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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMP`ARTIAL, a. [in and partial, from part, L. pars.]
1. Not partial; not biased in favor of one party more than another; indifferent; unprejudiced; disinterested; as an impartial judge or arbitrator.
2. Not favoring one party more than another; equitable; just; as an impartial judgment or decision; an impartial opinion.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge" [ant: partial]
2: free from undue bias or preconceived opinions; "an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons"; "the impartial eye of a scientist" [syn: unprejudiced, impartial] [ant: discriminatory, prejudiced]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1587 not partial or biased ; treating or affecting all equally Synonyms: see fair • impartiality noun • impartially adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. treating all sides in a dispute etc. equally; unprejudiced, fair. Derivatives: impartiality n. impartially adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Impartial Im*par"tial, a. [Pref. im- not + partial: cf. F. impartial.] Not partial; not favoring one more than another; treating all alike; unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable; fair; just. --Shak. Jove is impartial, and to both the same. --Dryden. A comprehensive and impartial view. --Macaulay.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Someone who is impartial is not directly involved in a particular situation, and is therefore able to give a fair opinion or decision about it. Careers officers offer impartial advice to all pupils. ? partial, biased ADJ • impartiality ...a justice system lacking impartiality by democratic standards. • impartially He has vowed to oversee the elections impartially. ADV: ADV with v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Unbiassed, unprejudiced, candid, disinterested, equitable, just, fair, honorable, even-handed.

Moby Thesaurus

Laodicean, Olympian, apathetic, candid, centrist, detached, disinterested, dispassionate, equal, equitable, even, evenhanded, fair, fifty-fifty, half-and-half, impersonal, independent, indifferent, just, lofty, midway, moderate, neuter, neutral, nonaligned, noncommitted, nonpartisan, objective, on the fence, passive, selfless, third-force, third-world, unbiased, uncolored, uncommitted, undazzled, uninfluenced, uninvolved, unjaundiced, unprejudiced, unprepossessed, unselfish, unswayed