neutrality

English

Noun

neutrality (usually uncountable, plural neutralities)

1. The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indifference.
   • "Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects." -Addison.
2. (obsolete) Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad. -- John Donne
3. (chemistry): The quality or state of being neutral.
4. (international law) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.
5. Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.

Translations

being neutral

• Arabic: حِياد m (Hiyaad)
• Asturian: neutralidá f
• Catalan: neutralitat f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 中立 (zh) (zhōnglì)

• Dutch: neutraliteit (nl)
• French: neutralité (fr) f
• Galician: neutralidade (gl) f
• German: Neutralität (de) f
• Icelandic: hlutleysi n

• Indonesian: netral (id)
• Irish: neodracht f
• Italian: neutralità f (all senses)
• Japanese: 中立 (ja) (ちゅうりつ, chūritsu)
• Korean: 중립 (ko) (jungnip) (中立 (ko))
• Portuguese: neutralidade (pt) f
• Russian: нейтралитет (ru) m (nejtralitét)
• Spanish: neutralidad f
• Vietnamese: trung lập (vi) (中立)

See also

• net neutrality
• network neutrality
• internet neutrality
• NN