BIAS
noun
Synonyms
Prepossession; prejudice; partiality; inclination. See Bent.
Definitions
- 1. A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line. Being ignorant that there is a concealed bias within the spheroid, which will . . . swerve away. Sir W. Scott.
- 2. A learning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent inclination. Strong love is a bias upon the thoughts. South. Morality influences men's lives, and gives a bias to all their actions. Locke.
- 3. A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.
- 4. A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
BIAS
(adjective)
1. Inclined to one side; swelled on one side. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.
BIAS
(adverb)
In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias.
BIAS
(verb)
To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess. Me it had not biased in the one direction, nor s...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
