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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024neu•tral /ˈnutrəl, ˈnyu-/USA pronunciation adj. - Governmentnot taking part or giving assistance in a disagreement, dispute, or war between others:a neutral nation.
- of no particular kind, characteristics, etc.:a neutral personality.
- (of a color or shade)
- having no hue;
being black, gray, beige, or white in color.
- Physics
- (of particles) having no electric charge.
- being in the position or state of not being attached to wheels or of not providing moving power to another part:the neutral gear in a car's transmission.
n. - Government a person or nation that is neutral:[countable]Sweden was a neutral during World War II.
- Automotive[uncountable] a neutral gear.
- [countable] a neutral color.
neu•tral•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024neu•tral (no̅o̅′trəl, nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation adj. - Governmentnot taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others:a neutral nation during World War II.
- Governmentnot aligned with or supporting any side or position in a controversy:The arbitrator was absolutely neutral.
- Governmentof or belonging to a neutral state or party:neutral territory.
- of no particular kind, characteristics, etc.;
indefinite:a neutral personality that made no impression whatever; a sex-neutral job title. - (of a color or shade)
- gray;
without hue;
of zero chroma;
achromatic. - matching well with many or most other colors or shades, as white or beige.
- Zoology, Genetics, Botany[Bot., Zool.]neuter.
- not causing or reflecting a change in something:It is believed that the new tax law will be revenue neutral.
- Chemistryexhibiting neither acid nor alkaline qualities:neutral salts.
- Physics
- (of a particle) having no charge.
- (of an atom, molecule, collection of particles, fluid, or solid) having no net charge;
electroneutral;
not electrified. - not magnetized.
- Phonetics(of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue relaxed in a central position, as the a in alive;
reduced.
n. - Governmenta person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- Governmenta citizen of a neutral nation during a war.
- Automotive[Mach., Auto.]the position or state of disengaged gears or other interconnecting parts:in neutral.
- a neutral color.
- Latin neutrālis grammatically neuter. See neuter, -al1
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged impartial, disinterested, dispassionate, uninvolved, unbiased.
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