Definitions for Neutral
ˈnu trəl, ˈnyu-neu·tral

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. neutraladjective

   one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute

2. impersonal, neutraladjective

   having no personal preference

   "impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer"

3. inert, indifferent, neutraladjective

   having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

   "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"

4. neutraladjective

   not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest

5. neutraladjective

   possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics

6. achromatic, neutraladjective

   having no hue

   "neutral colors like black or white"

7. neutraladjective

   lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics

   "a neutral personality that made no impression whatever"

8. neutral, electroneutraladjective

   having no net electric charge

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. neutralnoun

   A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.

2. neutralnoun

   A person who takes no side in a dispute.

3. neutralnoun

   An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator (jargon / legal).

4. neutralnoun

   A neutral hue.

5. neutralnoun

   The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.

6. neutralnoun

   An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.

7. neutraladjective

   Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.

8. neutraladjective

   Favouring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.

9. neutraladjective

   Neither positive nor negative.

10. neutraladjective

    Neither beneficial nor harmful.

11. neutraladjective

    Having no sex; neuter.

12. neutraladjective

    Having no obvious colour; gray

13. neutraladjective

    Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.

14. neutraladjective

    Having a pH of 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.

15. Etymology: From neutral (French: neutre), from neutralis.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Neutraladjective

   Etymology: neutral, French.

   1. Indifferent; not acting; not engaged on either side.

   Who can be wise, amaz’d, temp’rate and furious,
   Loyal and neutral, in a moment? No man. William Shakespeare.

   He no sooner heard that king Henry was settled by his victory, but forthwith he sent ambassadors unto him, to pray that he would stand neutral. Francis Bacon, Hen. VII.

   The allies may be supplied for money, from Denmark and other neutral states. Joseph Addison, on the War.

   2. Indifferent; neither good nor bad.

   Some things good, and some things ill do seem,
   And neutral some, in her fantastic eye. Davies.

   3. Neither acid nor alkaline.

   Salts which are neither acid nor alkaline, are called neutral. Arbuthnot.

2. Neutralnoun

   One who does not act nor engage on either side.

   The treacherous who have misled others, and the neutrals and the false-hearted friends and followers, who have started aside like a broken bow, are to be noted. Francis Bacon.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neutral

   Neutral refers to a position, state, condition, or action that is unbiased, impartial, or not favoring any particular side or party. It can also refer to something that has no positive or negative features, effects, or characteristics. In the context of science, particularly in chemistry, neutral commonly signifies a substance with a pH level of 7, which is neither acidic nor alkaline.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. Neutraladjective

   not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent

2. Neutraladjective

   neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not decided or pronounced

3. Neutraladjective

   neuter. See Neuter, a., 3

4. Neutraladjective

   having neither acid nor basic properties; unable to turn red litmus blue or blue litmus red; -- said of certain salts or other compounds. Contrasted with acid, and alkaline

5. Neutralnoun

   a person or a nation that takes no part in a contest between others; one who is neutral

6. Etymology: [L. neutralis, fr. neuter. See Neuter.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Neutral

   nū′tral, adj. being neuter, indifferent: taking no part on either side: unbiassed: neither very good nor very bad, of no decided character: having no decided colour, bluish or grayish: (chem.) neither acid nor alkaline.—n. a person or nation that takes no part in a contest.—n. Neutralisā′tion.—v.t. Neu′tralise, to declare by convention any nation permanently neutral or neutral during certain hostilities: to make inert: to render of no effect.—ns. Neu′traliser; Neutral′ity, state of taking no part on either of two sides: those who are neutral.—adv. Neu′trally.—Neutral tint, a dull grayish colour; Neutral vowel, the vowel-sound heard in but, firm, her, &c., and commonly in unaccented syllables.—Armed neutrality, the condition of a neutral power ready to repel aggression from either belligerent. [L. neutralis—neuter, neither.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neutral

   In combat and combat support operations, an identity applied to a track whose characteristics, behavior, origin, or nationality indicate that it is neither supporting nor opposing friendly forces. See also hostile; suspect; unknown.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neutral

   Not engaged on either side; not taking part with either of contending parties; neuter.

2. neutral

   A person or nation that takes no part in a contest between others.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neutral

   A person that chooses to listen and allow a person to express their feelings and respects their opinion and creates together a peaceful, loving, fair and just solution.

   In peacetalks its wise to have a neutral person to chair the talks so just and fair solutions can be created with people.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 30, 2019  

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British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Neutral' in Adjectives Frequency: #743

Anagrams for Neutral »

1. unalter

2. laurent

3. unalert

How to pronounce Neutral?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Neutral in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Neutral in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Neutral in a Sentence

1. Rebecca Puhl:

   One of the things we've also found, particularly for girls, is that even when parents bring up weight in a kind of more neutral way, it can still make them feel emotionally distressed, so it may be best not to mention weight at all, i do think that we can substantially reduce weight stigma in the home environment by focusing conversations on health and health behaviors rather than the number on the scale or physical appearance.

2. Manuel Oliveri:

   Some of the recent events have been favorable for Britain to remain in the EU, but it's still too close to call, we are advising our clients to go neutral into the vote, although we remain constructive. If.

3. Bill Cosby:

   Let me say this, i only expect the black media to uphold the standards of excellence in journalism and when you do that you have to go in with a neutral mind.

4. Agency Partners analyst Nick Cunningham:

   The A320 production increase balances the A330 cut and the A400M charge, while guidance is in line so it feels net neutral, the A400M charge is at the upper end and seems not to exclude more.

5. Chicago Fed President Charles Evans:

   In this setting, the federal funds rate does not need to be increased as much above its neutral setting as in the past when trend inflation needed to be taken down several notches, gradual policy increases in this context make sense—certainly as a way to limit the damage if policy ever actually becomes overly tight too soon.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Neutral
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Neutral
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Neutral
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Neutral
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Neutral
7. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html