Neu·tral (n  tr l, ny-)n. pl. Neutral or Neu·trals 1. A confederacy of Iroquoian-speaking Native American peoples formerly inhabiting the northern shore of Lake Erie. The Neutral were destroyed by the Iroquois in the mid-17th century. 2. A member of this people. |
| neu·tral (ntrl, ny-) adj. 1. Not aligned with, supporting, or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest. 2. Belonging to neither side in a controversy: on neutral ground. 3. Belonging to neither kind; not one thing or the other. 4. Sexless; neuter. 5. Chemistry a. Of or relating to a solution or compound that is neither acidic nor alkaline. b. Of or relating to a compound that does not ionize in solution. 6. Physics a. Of or relating to a particle, an object, or a system that has neither positive nor negative electric charge. b. Of or relating to a particle, object, or system that has a net electric charge of zero. 7. Of or indicating a color, such as gray, black, or white, that lacks hue; achromatic. 8. Linguistics Pronounced with the tongue in a middle position, neither high nor low, as the a in around. n. 1. a. A nation nonaligned with either side in a war. b. A citizen of such a nation. 2. One who takes no side in a controversy: "I am by disposition one of life's neutrals, a human Switzerland" (John Gregory Dunne). 3. A neutral hue. 4. A position in which a set of gears is disengaged so that power cannot be transmitted. [Middle English neuteral, from Old French neutral, from Latin neutr  lis, grammatically neuter, from neuter, neutr-; see neuter.]neu tral·ly adv. |
neutral
Adjective
1. not taking any side in a war or dispute
2. of or belonging to a neutral party or country
3. not displaying any emotions or opinions
4. (of a colour) not definite or striking
5. Chem neither acidic nor alkaline
6. Physics having zero charge or potential
Noun
1. a neutral person or nation
2. the position of the controls of a gearbox that leaves the gears unconnected to the engine [Latin neutralis of neuter gender]
neutrality n
| neutral (ntrl) 1. Neither acid nor alkaline. 2. Having no inherent or net charge, especially electric charge. |
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | neutral - one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" fence-sitter - a person who won't take sides in a controversy stakeholder - someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner |
| Adj. | 1. | neutral - having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer" nonsubjective, objective - undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence" |
| 2. | neutral - having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions unreactive - (chemistry) not reacting chemically | |
| 3. | neutral - not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest nonaligned - not affiliated with any faction, party, or cause | |
| 4. | neutral - possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics negative - characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign" positive - characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand" | |
| 5. | neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white" colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful | |
| 6. | neutral - lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics; "a neutral personality that made no impression whatever" colorless, colourless - lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade" | |
| 7. | neutral - having no net electric charge uncharged - of a particle or body or system; having no charge; "an uncharged particle"; "an uncharged battery" |
neutral
adjective 1. unbiased, impartial, disinterested, even-handed, dispassionate, sitting on the fence, uninvolved, noncommittal, nonpartisan, unprejudiced, nonaligned, unaligned, noncombatant, nonbelligerent << OPPOSITE biased
adjective 4. colourless, achromatic
Translations
neutral
adj neutral [ˈnjuːtrəl]
1 not taking sides in a quarrel or war A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute. neutraal مُحايِد неутрален neutrální neutral; upartisk neutral ουδέτερος, αμέτοχος neutral erapooletu بيطرف puolueeton neutre נֵיטרָלִי तटस्थ nepristran semleges netral hlutlaus neutrale 中立の 중립인 neutralus neitrāls berkecuali neutraal nøytral, upartisk neutralny neutro neutru нейтральный neutrálny nevtralen neutralan neutral ซึ่งเป็นกลาง yansız, tarafsız 中立的 нейтральний غير جانب دار trung lập 中立的
2 (of colour) not strong or definite Grey is a neutral colour. neutraal مُحايِد: ليس مُحَدَّدا أو قَوِيّاً неопределен neutrální neutral neutral ουδέτερος (για χρώμα) neutro neutraalne بيرنگ neutraali neutre צֶבַע נֵיטרָלִי – לא חזק או מוחלק मध्यस्थ neodređen semleges netral sem stingur ekki í stúf neutro くすんだ 무색의; 칙칙한 neutralus, neaiškus neitrāls; neizteikts natural neutraal nøytral nieokreślony, neutralny neutro neutru нейтральный neutrálny nevtralen neutralan neutral ซึ่งไม่มีสี çarpıcı olmayan, sönük 非彩色的 нейтральний ہلکا trung tính 非彩色的
3 (in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged. neutraal مُحايِد: لا سالِب ولا موجَب ел. нулев neutrální neutral neutral ουδέτερος, χωρίς ηλεκτρικό φορτίο neutro neutraalne خنثی neutraali neutre מִטעָן נֵיטרָלִי न इधर का न उधर का neutralan nulla netral óhlaðinn neutro 中性の 중성의, 대전(帶電)하지 않는 neutralus, neįelektrintas neitrāls neutral neutraal nøytral obojętny neutro neutru незаряженный, нейтральный neutrálny nevtralen neutralan [] neutral ซึ่งไม่นำไฟฟ้า yüksüz, ne + ne - yüklü 中性 такий, що в нейтральному положенні بجلي جو نہ مثبت ہو اور نہ منفي trung tính 中性
n
1 (a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel. onpartydig مُحايِد: غَيْر مُشْتَرِك في الحَرْب подданик на неутрлна държава neutrál(ní stát) neutralist der Neutrale, der neutrale Staat ουδέτερος, ουδέτερο κράτος neutral erapooletu بيطرف puolueeton (habitant/-ante d'un) pays neutre נֵיטרָלִי निष्पक्ष nepristran semleges ország bangsa yang netral hlutlaus aðili neutrale 中立国 중립적인 사람 neutrali valstybė, neutralios valstybės pilietis neitrāla valsts; neitrālas valsts pilsonis berkecuali neutralist nøytral person kraj neutralny neutro (locuitor al unui) stat neutru нейтрал neutrál nevtralec neutralna osoba opartisk [], neutralt land บุคคลที่วางตัวเป็นกลาง yansız, tarafsız 中立者 нейтральна держава غير جانب دار trung lập 中立者
2 the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc I put the car into neutral. neutrale stand مُحايِد: غَيار السَّيّارَه ليس في غَيار، مفكوك تعشيق المُسَنَّنات изключване от скорост neutrál frigear der Leerlauf νεκρά (θέση ταχυτήτων) punto muerto tühikäik نادر گير vapaavaihde point mort הִילוּך סְרָק इंजन का एक गियर, मुर्ज़ो की वह स्थिति जिसमें शक्ति (पावर) प्रेषित नहीं होती s isključenim kvačilom,u “leru” üres posisi netral hlutlaus gír, frígír folle ニュートラル 동력이 걸려 있지 않은 상태[] neutralioji padėtis neitrāls stāvoklis neutral vrijloop frigir, fristilling luz ponto morto punct mort нейтральное положение neutrálna poloha prosti tek ler friläge เกียร์ว่าง boşta 空檔 нейтральне положення انجن کے گير ميں پاور نہ ہونے کي حالت số không của hộp số 空档
n neuˈtrality [-ˈtrӕ-]
the state of being neutral. neutraliteit حِيادِيَّه неутралитет neutralita neutralitet die Neutralität ουδετερότητα neutralidad erapooletus بيطرفى puolueettomuus neutralité נֵיטרָלִיוּת निष्पक्षता neutralnost,nepristranost semlegesség netralitas, kenetralan hlutleysi neutralità 中立 중립(상태) neutralitetas neitralitāte dalam keadaan neutral neutraliteit nøytralitet neutralność neutralidade neutralitate нейтралитет neutralita nevtralnost neutralnost neutralitet ความเป็นกลาง yansızlık, tarafsızlık 中立 нейтралітет بے تعلقي ، غير جانب داري tính trung lập 中立
v neutralize, ˈneutralise
to make useless or harmless usually by causing an opposite effect. neutraliseer يُحَيِّد، يُبْطِل مَفْعول нутрализирам neutralizovat neutralisere neutralisieren εξουδετερώνω, ουδετεροποιώ neutralizar neutraliseerima بى اثر کردن neutralisoida neutraliser לְנַטרֵל निष्प्रभाव करना neutralizirati semlegesít menetralisasi ónÿta; gera skaðlausan; jafna út neutralizzare 中和する 중립화하다, 중성화하다 neutralizuoti neitralizēt menjadikan sesuatu tidak berkesan neutraliseren uskadeliggjøre, motvirke unieszkodliwić neutralizar a neutraliza нейтрализовать neutralizovať nevtralizirati neutralizovati neutralisera ทำให้เป็นกลาง etkisiz hâle getirmek, nötralize etmek 抵銷 нейтралізувати; знешкоджувати بے اثر بنانا trung hòa 抵销
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