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1. (adj.) neutral
not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others:
a neutral nation.
2. neutral
not aligned with or supporting any side or position in a controversy.
3. neutral
of or belonging to a neutral state or party:
neutral territory.
4. neutral
of no particular kind, characteristics, etc.; indefinite:
a neutral personality.
5. neutral
(of a color or shade)
6. neutral
without hue; achromatic.
7. neutral
matching well with many or most other colors or shades, as white or beige.
8. neutral
exhibiting neither acid nor alkaline qualities:
neutral salts.
9. neutral
(of a particle) having no electric charge.
10. neutral
(of an atom, molecule, or collection of particles) having no net electric charge.
11. neutral
not magnetized.
12. neutral
(of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue relaxed in a central position, as the a in
alive.
13. (n.) neutral
a person or nation that is neutral.
14. neutral
a citizen of a neutral nation during a war.
15. neutral
the position or state of disengaged gears or other interconnecting parts.
16. neutral
a neutral color.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L neutrālis grammatically neuter. See neuter , -al1)
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| Definition of 'Neutral' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) neutral
one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
2. (adj) impersonal, neutral
having no personal preference
"impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer"
3. (adj) inert, indifferent, neutral
having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
"inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"
4. (adj) neutral
not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest
5. (adj) neutral
possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
6. (adj) achromatic, neutral
having no hue
"neutral colors like black or white"
7. (adj) neutral
lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics
"a neutral personality that made no impression whatever"
8. (adj) neutral, electroneutral
having no net electric charge
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1. (adjective) neutral
neither for nor against the people on the two sides of a disagreement, competition, etc.
a neutral point of view; a meeting between the opposing forces on neutral territory
2. neutral
(of a color) not bright
neutral colors like beige and cream
3. (noun) neutral
the position of the gears in a car when the engine is running but not engaged with the wheels
Put the car in neutral.
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| Definition of 'Neutral' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Neutral
not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent
2. (adj) Neutral
neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not decided or pronounced
3. (adj) Neutral
neuter. See Neuter, a., 3
4. (adj) Neutral
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. (noun) Neutral
a person or a nation that takes no part in a contest between others; one who is neutral
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| Definition of 'Neutral' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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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.
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Sense: not taking sides in a quarrel or war
A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.
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 Afrikaans: neutraal |
 Arabic: مُحايِد |
 Bulgarian: неутрален |
 Brazilian: neutro |
 Czech: neutrální |
 German: neutral |
 Danish: neutral; upartisk |
 Greek: ουδέτερος, αμέτοχος |
 Spanish: neutral |
 Estonian: erapooletu |
 Farsi: بيطرف |
 Finnish: puolueeton |
 French: neutre |
 Hebrew: נֵיטרָלִי |
 Hindi: तटस्थ |
 Croatian: nepristran |
 Hungarian: semleges |
 Indonesian: netral |
 Icelandic: hlutlaus |
 Italian: neutrale |
 Japanese: 中立の |
 Korean: 중립의 |
 Lithuanian: neutralus |
 Latvian: neitrāls |
 Malay: berkecuali |
 Dutch: neutraal |
 Norwegian: nøytral, upartisk |
 Polish: neutralny |
 Persian: بيطرف |
 Pashto: بى طرفه |
 Portuguese: neutro |
 Romanian: neutru |
 Russian: нейтральный |
 Slovak: neutrálny |
 Slovenian: nevtralen |
 Serbian: neutralan |
 Swedish: neutral |
 Thai: ซึ่งเป็นกลาง |
 Turkish: yansız, tarafsız |
 Taiwanese: 中立的 |
 Ukrainian: нейтральний |
 Urdu: غير جانب دار |
 Vietnamese: trung lập |
 Chinese: 中立的 |
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