Definitions for neuter
ˈnu tər, ˈnyu-neuter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neuteradjective

   a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)

2. neuteradjective

   of grammatical gender

   "`it' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun"

3. neuter, sexlessverb

   having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs

4. alter, neuter, spay, castrateverb

   remove the ovaries of

   "Is your cat spayed?"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neuterverb

   To render incapable of sexual reproduction; to remove or alter the sexual organs so as to make infertile; to alter; to fix; to desex; -- in male animals, to castrate; in female animals, to spay.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neuternoun

   The neuter gender.

2. neuternoun

   A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.

3. neuternoun

   An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; especially, one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are called workers.

4. neuternoun

   A person who takes no part in a contest; someone remaining neutral.

5. neuternoun

   An intransitive verb or state-of-being verb.

6. neuterverb

   To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.

7. neuterverb

   To rid of sexuality

8. neuteradjective

   Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral.

9. neuteradjective

   Having a form belonging more especially to words which are not appellations of males or females; expressing or designating that which is of neither sex.

   a neuter noun; the neuter definite article; a neuter termination; the neuter gender

10. neuteradjective

    Intransitive

    a neuter verb

11. neuteradjective

    Having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones; sexless.

12. Etymology: from ne + uter; compare English whether and neither.

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

1. NEUTERadjective

   Etymology: neuter, Latin; neutre, Fr.

   1. Indifferent; not engaged on either side.

   The general division of the British nation is into whigs and tories; there being very few, if any, who stand neuter in the dispute, without ranging themselves under one of these denominations. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 54.

   2. [In grammar.] A noun that implies no sex.

   The adjectives are neuter, and animal must be understood to make it grammar. Dryden.

   A verb neuter is that which signifies neither action nor passion, but some state or condition of being; as, sedeo, I sit. John Clarke, Latin Grammar.

2. Neuternoun

   One indifferent and unengaged.

   The learned heathens may be looked upon as neuters in the matter, when all these prophecies were new to them, and their education had left the interpretation of them indifferent. Joseph Addison, on the Christian Religion.

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1. neuter

   In a general sense, "neuter" can refer to: 1. In grammar, it pertains to a gender that represents words or phrases which are neither masculine nor feminine. Many languages, such as German and Latin, have a neuter gender. For example, the word "book" is neuter in German. 2. In biology, it refers to an organism, especially an animal, that is incapable of reproduction, either due to surgical alteration (such as neutering a pet), or because it lacks reproductive organs. 3. More broadly, the term might refer to anything that is impartial, neutral or indifferent. For instance, a neutral person does not take sides in a conflict. 4. In Chemistry, it is used to describe substances that are neither acid nor alkaline, or they are having a pH value of around 7.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Neuteradjective

   neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral

2. Neuteradjective

   having a form belonging more especially to words which are not appellations of males or females; expressing or designating that which is of neither sex; as, a neuter noun; a neuter termination; the neuter gender

3. Neuteradjective

   intransitive; as, a neuter verb

4. Neuteradjective

   having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones; sexless. See Neuter, n., 3

5. Neuternoun

   a person who takes no part in a contest; one who is either indifferent to a cause or forbears to interfere; a neutral

6. Neuternoun

   a noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words

7. Neuternoun

   an intransitive verb

8. Neuternoun

   an organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; esp., one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are called workers

9. Etymology: [L., fr. ne not + uter whether; akin to E. whether. See No, and Whether, and cf. Neither.]

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

1. Neuter

   nū′tėr, adj. neither: taking no part with either side: (gram.) neither masculine nor feminine: neither active nor passive: (bot.) without stamens or pistils: (zool.) without sex.—n. one taking no part in a contest: (bot.) a plant having neither stamens nor pistils: (zool.) a sexless animal, esp. the working bee. [L., 'neither'—ne, not, uter, either.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Neuter

   the term applied to workers or undeveloped females in some Hymenoptera: indicated by * or *, an imperfect form of Venus sign.{Scanner's comment: I have no characters to represent the symbols. One is like the normal female (Venus) sign, but with no cross stroke on the downward stroke. The other is the symbol for Mercury or of Hermaphroditus, like a Venus sign crowned with crescent horns.}

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Anagrams for neuter »

1. tureen

2. retune

3. run tee

4. tenure

5. runtee

How to pronounce neuter?

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of neuter in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of neuter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of neuter in a Sentence

1. David James:

   We’ve seen a drop in pet adoption especially with COVID restrictions being lifted and more people taking up the vaccine, this could be attributed to an increase in pet populations due to people who want pets but cannot afford them or those who do not want their pets anymore and end up releasing them into shelters or rescue homes, which is why it is important to spay and neuter your pets.

2. War Relief -RRB- Fine:

   There's easily a million stray animals right now, if not two million wandering around Ukraine looking for food, and they're going to start mating, and they're in shelters that don't have protection because they don't have enough cages. You're going to have a huge problem, so we said, we need to set up mobile units to go over there and spay, neuter, vaccinate these animals. And then we thought about, and we said, ‘Well, let's work that with Microsoft and put in a chip or read their chips and try to reunite them with their owners,'.

3. President Obama:

   The repudiation of the TPP would neuter the U.S. presidency for the next 19?months, it would reinforce global concerns that the vicissitudes of domestic politics are increasingly rendering the United States a less reliable ally ... it would signal a lack of U.S. commitment to Asia at a time when China is flexing its muscles.

4. Meredith Montgomery:

   Something that I use in the shelters and high-volume spay-neuter facilities that I've worked in is playing music, i have used slow-paced classical music at a low volume for 'quiet hour' with shelter dogs.

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