neutral

neutral

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English

Etymology

From Middle French neutral (compare modern French neutre), from Latin neutralis. By surface analysis, neuter +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjuːtɹəl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnuːtɹəl/, [ˈnuːt͡ʃɹəl]

Adjective

neutral (comparative more neutral, superlative most neutral)

  1. (politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
  2. Favouring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
  3. Neither positive nor negative.
  4. Neither beneficial nor harmful.
  5. (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
  6. Having no obvious colour; gray
  7. (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
  8. (chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
  9. (liquor, chemistry) Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
  10. (roleplaying games) Having an alignment that is in between chaotic and lawful.
    Coordinate terms: chaotic, lawful

Synonyms

  • (neither beneficial nor harmful): innocuous

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

neutral (plural neutrals)

  1. A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
  2. A person who takes no side in a dispute.
  3. An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
  4. A neutral hue.
  5. The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
  6. An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.

Derived terms

  • borrowed neutral

Translations

Anagrams

  • Renault, run late, unalert, unalter

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin neutrālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [nəwˈtɾal]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [newˈtɾal]

Adjective

neutral m or f (masculine and feminine plural neutrals)

  1. neutral

Derived terms

Related terms

  • neutre

Further reading

  • “neutral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Danish

Adjective

neutral

  1. neutral

Inflection

German

Alternative forms

  • n. (abbreviation)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔɪ̯ˈtʁaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

neutral (strong nominative masculine singular neutraler, comparative neutraler, superlative am neutralsten)

  1. (politics, physics, chemistry) neutral

Declension

Further reading

  • “neutral” in Duden online
  • “neutral” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin neutralis or Italian neutrale. By surface analysis, neutru +‎ -al.

Adjective

neutral m or n (feminine singular neutrală, masculine plural neutrali, feminine and neuter plural neutrale)

  1. neutral

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin neutrālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neuˈtɾal/ [neu̯ˈt̪ɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: neu‧tral

Adjective

neutral m or f (masculine and feminine plural neutrales)

  1. (politics) neutral

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “neutral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neːɵˈtrɑːl/

Adjective

neutral

  1. neutral
  2. (grammar) intransitive

Declension

Related terms

  • neutralisera
  • neutralitet

References

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