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adjective
1.
not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
2.
not aligned with or supporting any side or position in a controversy: The arbitrator was absolutely neutral.
3.
of or belonging to a neutral state or party: neutral territory.
4.
of no particular kind, characteristics, etc.; indefinite: a neutral personality that made no impression whatever; a sex-neutral job title.
5.
EXPAND(of a color or shade)
a.
gray; without hue; of zero chroma; achromatic.
b.
matching well with many or most other colors or shades, as white or beige.
6.
Botany, Zoology. neuter.
7.
8.
Chemistry. exhibiting neither acid nor alkaline qualities: neutral salts.
9.
Physics.
a.
(of a particle) having no charge.
b.
(of an atom, molecule, collection of particles, fluid, or solid) having no net charge; electroneutral; not electrified.
c.
not magnetized.
10.
COLLAPSEPhonetics. (of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue relaxed in a central position, as the a in alive; reduced.
noun
11.
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
12.
a citizen of a neutral nation during a war.
13.
Machinery, Automotive. the position or state of disengaged gears or other interconnecting parts: in neutral.
14.
a neutral color.
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Neutrally
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Related forms
neu·tral·ly, adverb
an·ti·neu·tral, adjective, noun
an·ti·neu·tral·ly, adverb
non·neu·tral, adjective, noun
non·neu·tral·ly, adverb
EXPANDqua·si-neu·tral, adjective
qua·si-neu·tral·ly, adverb
sem·i·neu·tral, adjective
un·neu·tral, adjective
un·neu·tral·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
2. impartial, disinterested, dispassionate, uninvolved, unbiased.
2. impartial, disinterested, dispassionate, uninvolved, unbiased.
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| neutral (ˈnjuːtrəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not siding with any party to a war or dispute |
| 2. | of, belonging to, or appropriate to a neutral party, country, etc: neutral land |
| 3. | of no distinctive quality, characteristics, or type; indifferent |
| 4. | (of a colour such as white or black) having no hue; achromatic |
| 5. | (of a colour) dull, but harmonizing with most other colours |
| 6. | a less common term for neuter |
| 7. | chem neither acidic nor alkaline |
| 8. | physics having zero charge or potential |
| 9. | rare having no magnetism |
| 10. | phonetics (of a vowel) articulated with the tongue relaxed in mid-central position and the lips midway between spread and rounded: the word ``about'' begins with a neutral vowel |
| —n | |
| 11. | a neutral person, nation, etc |
| 12. | a citizen of a neutral state |
| 13. | the position of the controls of a gearbox that leaves the transmission disengaged |
| [C16: from Latin neutrālis; see | |
| 'neutrally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
neutral
c.1449 as a noun, "one who remains neutral," from M.Fr. neutral, from L. neutralis "of neuter gender," from neuter (see neuter). The adj. sense of "not taking sides in a fight" is 1549, probably from a similar meaning in M.L. Meaning "disengaged position in gear mechanisms"
EXPANDis from 1912. Neutral corner (1952) is from boxing.
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Medical Dictionary
neutral neu·tral (n&oomacr;'trəl, ny&oomacr;'-)
adj.
Belonging to neither kind; not one thing or the other; indifferent.
Of or relating to a solution or compound that is neither acidic nor alkaline.
Of or relating to a compound that does not ionize in solution.
Of or relating to a particle, an object, or a system that has a net electric charge of zero.
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Science Dictionary
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