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neutral
/ˈnuː.tɹəl/
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What does neutral mean?
adjective
- Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
- Neither positive nor negative.
More meanings (14)
adjective
- Not biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.
- Neither beneficial nor harmful.
- Having no sex; neuter.
- Having no obvious colour; gray.
- Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
- Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
- Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
- Having an alignment that is situated between two notable possibilities, such as between good and evil, or between chaotic and lawful.
noun
- A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
- A person who takes no side in a dispute.
- An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
- A neutral hue.
- The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈnuː.tɹəl/
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In the pages of books
See this word in context.
Without this proper exertion of power, the blockade would have been rendered nugatory by the advantage thus taken of the neutral flag.
This question came to be discussed in the council of the Achaeans, where the legate of Antiochus urged them to stand neutral.
More book examples (3)
Toning consists in giving it a rich color by replacing part of the Ag2Cl with gold from a neutral solution of AuCl3.
It does not exist in Edinburgh any more than in London, for it relates the two and is neutral as between them.
But it was manifest that all, except the Isosceles, were moved by his words and were either neutral or averse to the Bill.