English Online Dictionary. What means neutral? What does neutral mean?
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)
- (politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- Favouring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
- Neither positive nor negative.
- Neither beneficial nor harmful.
- (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
- Having no obvious colour; gray
- (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
- (chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
- (liquor, chemistry) Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
- (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)
- 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.
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)
- neutral
Derived terms
Related terms
- neutre
Further reading
- “neutral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Danish
Adjective
neutral
- 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)
- (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)
- 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)
- (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
- neutral
- (grammar) intransitive
Declension
Related terms
- neutralisera
- neutralitet