neutral
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnjuːtɹəl/
ipa: /ˈn(j)uːtɹəl/
ipa: [ˈnuːtɹəl]
Forms: form: more neutral
form: most neutral
Etymology: From Middle French neutral (compare modern French neutre), from Latin neutrālis. By surface analysis, neuter + -al.
Senses: topics: government
politics
glosses: Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
examples: text: I am neutral regarding the issue of gay marriage.
text: The heart can not possibly remain neutral, but constantly takes part one way or the other.
ref: 1711, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times:
synonyms: word: disinterested
word: indifferent
word: candid
word: cold
word: clinical
word: detached
word: egal
word: equal
word: equitable
word: evenhanded
word: fairhanded
word: fair-minded
word: disinterested
word: dispassionate
word: impartial
word: imprejudicate
word: indifferent
word: indistinguishing
word: neuter
word: neutral
word: nonaligned
word: nonpartial
word: nonpartisan
word: nonpersonal
word: objective
word: unbiased
word: unbigoted
word: uninterested
word: unpartial
word: unpartisan
word: unprejudiced
word: unprepossessed
glosses: Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
glosses: Neither positive nor negative.
examples: text: a neutral person
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: Not biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.
examples: text: Some things good, and some things ill, do seem,
 And neutral some, in her fantastic eye.
ref: c. 1600, Sir John Davies, The Original, Nature, and Immortality of the Soul:
text: Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…] The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation,[…] In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected against—in a wild population. A good example is mutations that disrupt seed dispersal, leaving the seeds on the heads long after they are ripe.
ref: 2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
synonyms: innocuous
glosses: Neither beneficial nor harmful.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
synonyms: sexless
glosses: Having no sex; neuter.
synonyms: beige
glosses: Having no obvious colour; gray.
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
synonyms: uncharged
chargeless
glosses: Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
qualifier: liquor
glosses: Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
qualifier: roleplaying games
glosses: Having an alignment that is situated between two notable possibilities, such as between good and evil, or between chaotic and lawful.
Derived terms: antineutral
carbon-neutral
carbon neutral
circumneutral
electroneutral
ethno-neutral
gender neutral
gender-neutral
grain neutral spirit
grape neutral spirit
immunoneutral
lost neutral
metal neutral
metal-neutral
net-neutral
neutral alcohol
neutral area
neutral citation
neutral clef
neutral conductor
Neutral Confederacy
neutral current
neutral deduction
neutral equilibrium
neutral grain spirit
neutral grape spirit
neutral grip
neutral grip bar
neutral ground
neutralino
neutral insulin
neutralism
neutralist
neutralistic
neutrality
neutrally
neutral money
Neutral Nation
neutralness
neutralophile
neutralophilic
neutral Paralympic athlete
neutral Paralympic athletes
neutral section
neutral spirit
neutral third
neutral tone
neutral vowel
neutral zone
neutral-zone infraction
neutron
nonneutral
pay-neutral
photoneutral
quasineutral
subneutral
superneutral
thermoneutral
true neutral
unneutral
value-neutral