neutral

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French neutral (compare modern French neutre), from Latin neutrālis. By surface analysis, neuter +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjuː.tɹəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnuː.tɹəl/ === Adjective === neutral (comparative more neutral, superlative most neutral) (politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned. Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased. Synonyms: disinterested, indifferent; see also Thesaurus:impartial Neither positive nor negative. (psychology) Not biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative. Neither beneficial nor harmful. Synonym: innocuous (biology) Having no sex; neuter. Synonym: sexless Having no obvious colour; gray. Synonym: beige (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance. Synonyms: uncharged, chargeless (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 situated between two notable possibilities, such as between good and evil, or between chaotic and lawful. Hyponyms: neutral good, true neutral, neutral evil Coordinate terms: chaotic, lawful ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === neutral (countable and uncountable, 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. (uncountable) The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism. Near-synonym: angel gear (humorous) An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground. Coordinate terms: hot, ground, earth ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (transmission gears): freewheel, overdrive === Anagrams === Renault, run late, unalert, unalter == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin neutrālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [nəwˈtɾal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin neutrālis. === Adjective === neutral (neuter neutralt, plural and definite singular attributive neutrale) neutral Synonyms: upartisk, uvildig uncontroversial Synonym: ukontroversiel Neither positive nor negative (chemistry) neither acidic nor alkaline (physics) uncharged, chargeless ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “neutral” in Den Danske Ordbog == German == === Alternative forms === n. (abbreviation) === Etymology === 16th century, borrowed from Latin neutralis, at first in political parlance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɔʏ̯ˈtʁaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === neutral (strong nominative masculine singular neutraler, comparative neutraler, superlative am neutralsten) neutral (politics) not taking sides, not joining alliances Synonyms: unbeteiligt, unparteiisch, bündnisfrei impartial, unbiased Synonyms: unparteiisch, unvoreingenommen, unbefangen, wertfrei having no pronounced quality, neither good nor bad etc. Synonym: indifferent (physics) electrically uncharged Synonym: ungeladen (chemistry) neither acidic nor alkaline neuter (grammar) of neuter gender Synonym: sächlich (biology, rare) sexless Synonym: geschlechtlos ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== neutralisieren Neutralität ==== Related terms ==== Neutrum === Further reading === “neutral” in Duden online “neutral”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == 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/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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /neːɵˈtrɑːl/ === Adjective === neutral neutral (grammar) intransitive ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== neutralisera neutralitet === References ===