neutral

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Etymology

From Middle French neutral (French: neutre), from Latin neutralis.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈnjuːtɹəl/, SAMPA: /"nju:tr@l/
• (US) IPA: /ˈnuːtɹəl/, SAMPA: /"nu:tr@l/

Adjective

neutral (comparative more neutral, superlative most neutral)

1. 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. (grammar) Neither positive nor negative.
4. Neither beneficial nor harmful.
5. 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 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.

Translations

not taking sides in a conflict such as war

Albanian: neutral (sq) Arabic: محايد (muħāyed) Armenian: չեզոք (hy) (čezok’) Chinese: 中立 (zhōng lì) Dutch: neutraal (nl) Esperanto: neŭtrala (eo) Finnish: puolueeton (fi) French: neutre (fr) German: neutral (de) Greek: ουδέτερος (el) (oudéteros) m. Hungarian: semleges (hu)

Italian: neutrale (it) Japanese: 中立の (ちゅうりつの, chūritsu no) Korean: 중럅의 (jungnip-ui), 중립의 (ko) Macedonian: неутрален (mk) (neutrálen) m. Norwegian: nøytral (no) Polish: neutralny, bezstronny Portuguese: neutro (pt) Romanian: neutru (ro), imparțial (ro) Russian: нейтральный (nejtrál’nyj) Spanish: neutral (es) Swedish: neutral (sv)

neither beneficial nor harmful

Albanian: asnjanës (sq) French: neutre (fr) German: neutral (de)

Greek: ουδέτερος (el) (oudéteros) m. Hungarian: semleges (hu)

having no sex; neuter

Albanian: asnjanës Armenian: չեզոք (hy) (čezok’) Chinese: Mandarin: 無性 (zh) French: neutre (fr)

Greek: άφυλος (el) (áfylos) m. Hungarian: nem nélküli Korean: 중성의 (jungseong-ui) Macedonian: бесполен (mk) (béspolen) m., среден (mk) (sréden) m.

having no obvious colour; gray

Albanian: neutral (sq) German: neutral (de) Greek: ουδέτερος (el) (oudéteros) m.

Hungarian: semleges (hu) Norwegian: nøytral (no) Romanian: șters (ro), cenușiu (ro)

(physics) neither positive nor negative

Albanian: asnjanës Armenian: չեզոք (hy) (čezok’) Chinese: 不带电 (bù dài diàn) French: neutre (fr) German: neutral (de)

Greek: ουδέτερος (el) (oudéteros) m. Macedonian: неутрален (mk) (neutrálen) m. Norwegian: nøytral (no) Romanian: neutru (ro) (electric)

(chemistry) neither acidic nor alkaline

Albanian: neutral (sq) Chinese: Mandarin: 中性 (zh) French: neutre (fr)

German: neutral (de) Greek: ουδέτερος (el) (oudéteros) m. Norwegian: nøytral (no) Romanian: neutru (ro) m. and n.

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 (jargon / legal).
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.

Translations

nonaligned state

Chinese: Mandarin: 中立 (zh) Finnish: puolueeton valtio (fi)

German: neutraler Staat m. Greek: ουδέτερη χώρα (el) (oudéteri chóra) f. Romanian: stat neutru (ro), stat nealiniat (ro)

person who takes no side in a dispute

Finnish: puolueeton (fi) German: Neutraler m. Greek: ουδέτερος (el) (oudéteros) m.

Macedonian: неутралец (mk) (neutrálec) Romanian: persoană neutră (ro)

neutral hue

Finnish: neutraali sävy (fi)

Greek: ουδέτερος (el) (oudéteros) m.

position of gears

Arabic: نقطة العطالة (núqtit al-ʕaʈāla) f. Chinese: 空档 (kòng dǎng) Finnish: vapaa (fi) French: point mort (fr) m. German: Leerlaufstellung f., Ruhelage f. Greek: νεκρά (el) (nekrá) f.

Hungarian: üresjárat (hu) Macedonian: лер (mk) (ler) m. Portuguese: ponto morto m. Russian: нейтральное (nejtrál’noje) n. Spanish: punto muerto m., punto neutral m.

electrical terminal

Finnish: nolla (fi), nollajohdin (fi)

Romanian: conductor neutru (ro), bornă neutră (ro)

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Adjective

neutral (comparative neutraler, superlative am neutralsten)

1. neutral

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Adjective

neutral

1. neutral
2. (grammar) intransitive

Declension

Declension of neutral

Inflections of neutral		Absolute	Comparative	Superlative
				Attributive	Predicative
Indefinite singular	Common	neutral	neutralare		neutralast
	Neuter	neutralt
Definite singular	Masc.	neutrale		neutralaste
	All	neutrala		neutralaste
Plural		neutrala		neutralaste

Related terms

• neutralisera
• neutralitet