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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Neutral \Neu"tral\, n.
     A person or a nation that takes no part in a contest between
     others; one who is neutral.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The neutral, as far as commerce extends, becomes a
           party in the war.                        --R. G.
                                                    Harper.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Neutral \Neu"tral\, a. [L. neutralis, fr. neuter. See Neuter.]
     1. Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or
        assisting either of two or more contending parties;
        neuter; indifferent.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The heart can not possibly remain neutral, but
              constantly takes part one way or the other.
                                                    --Shaftesbury.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not
        decided or pronounced.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Some things good, and some things ill, do seem,
              And neutral some, in her fantastic eye. --Sir J.
                                                    Davies.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Biol.) Neuter. See Neuter, a., 3.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Chem.) Having neither acid nor basic properties; unable
        to turn red litmus blue or blue litmus red; -- said of
        certain salts or other compounds. Contrasted with acid,
        and alkaline.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Neutral axis, Neutral surface (Mech.), that line or
        plane, in a beam under transverse pressure, at which the
        fibers are neither stretched nor compressed, or where the
        longitudinal stress is zero. See Axis.
  
     Neutral equilibrium (Mech.), the kind of equilibrium of a
        body so placed that when moved slighty it neither tends to
        return to its former position not depart more widely from
        it, as a perfect sphere or cylinder on a horizontal plane.
        
  
     Neutral salt (Chem.), a salt formed by the complete
        replacement of the hydrogen in an acid or base; in the
        former case by a positive or basic, in the latter by a
        negative or acid, element or radical.
  
     Neutral tint, a bluish gray pigment, used in water colors,
        made by mixing indigo or other blue some warm color. the
        shades vary greatly.
  
     Neutral vowel, the vowel element having an obscure and
        indefinite quality, such as is commonly taken by the vowel
        in many unaccented syllables. It is regarded by some as
        identical with the [u^] in up, and is called also the
        natural vowel, as unformed by art and effort; it is also
        called the indefinite vowel. It is symbolized in some
        phonetic alphabets by the schwa ([schwa]). See Guide to
        Pronunciation, [sect] 17.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Colorless \Col"or*less\, a.
     1. Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent;
        as, colorless water; a colorless gas.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: ashen, bloodless, livid, lurid, pale,
           pallid, pasty, wan, waxen; neutral; white] [Also
           See: achromatic, colorless.]
           [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. Free from any manifestation of partial or peculiar
        sentiment or feeling; not disclosing likes, dislikes,
        prejudice, etc.; as, colorless music; a colorless style;
        definitions should be colorless.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. having lost its normal color.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: blanched, etiolate, etiolated,
           whitened; bleached, faded, washed-out, washy;
           dimmed, dulled, grayed; dirty; dull, sober,
           somber, subfusc] colored
  
     Syn: colorless, uncolored, uncoloured.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Neutral \Neu"tral\, a. [L. neutralis, fr. neuter. See Neuter.]
     1. Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or
        assisting either of two or more contending parties;
        neuter; indifferent.
  
              The heart can not possibly remain neutral, but
              constantly takes part one way or the other.
                                                    --Shaftesbury.
  
     2. Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not
        decided or pronounced.
  
              Some things good, and some things ill, do seem, And
              neutral some, in her fantastic eye.   --Sir J.
                                                    Davies.
  
     3. (Biol.) Neuter. See Neuter, a., 3.
  
     4. (Chem.) Having neither acid nor basic properties; unable
        to turn red litmus blue or blue litmus red; -- said of
        certain salts or other compounds. Contrasted with acid,
        and alkaline.
  
     Neutral axis, Neutral surface (Mech.), that line or
        plane, in a beam under transverse pressure, at which the
        fibers are neither stretched nor compressed, or where the
        longitudinal stress is zero. See Axis.
  
     Neutral equilibrium (Mech.), the kind of equilibrium of a
        body so placed that when moved slighty it neither tends to
        return to its former position not depart more widely from
        it, as a perfect sphere or cylinder on a horizontal plane.
        
  
     Neutral salt (Chem.), a salt formed by the complete
        replacement of the hydrogen in an acid or base; in the
        former case by a positive or basic, in the latter by a
        negative or acid, element or radical.
  
     Neutral tint, a bluish gray pigment, used in water colors,
        made by mixing indigo or other blue some warm color. the
        shades vary greatly.
  
     Neutral vowel, the vowel element having an obscure and
        indefinite quality, such as is commonly taken by the vowel
        in many unaccented syllables. It is regarded by some as
        identical with the [u^] in up, and is called also the
        natural vowel, as unformed by art and effort. See Guide
        to Pronunciation, [sect] 17.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Neutral \Neu"tral\, n.
     A person or a nation that takes no part in a contest between
     others; one who is neutral.
  
           The neutral, as far as commerce extends, becomes a
           party in the war.                        --R. G.
                                                    Harper.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  neutral
       adj 1: neither moral nor immoral; neither good nor evil, right nor
              wrong
       2: having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a
          neutral observer" [syn: impersonal]
       3: having only a limited ability to react chemically; not
          active; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a
          reaction" [syn: inert, indifferent]
       4: not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or
          contest
       5: having no net electric charge; not electrified [syn: electroneutral]
          [ant: positive, negative]
       6: lacking hue; "neutral colors like back or white"
       7: of no distinctive quality or characteristics or type [ant: positive,
           negative]
       8: lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics; "a
          neutral personality that made no impression whatever"
       n : one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  neutral
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 ουδέτερος
     2 (ετ πληροφ en) ανεξάρτητος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  neutral
     Catalan a.
     (l en neutral)
     Danish a.
     #English
     Romanian a.
     (l en neutral)
     Swedish a.
     1 #English
     2 (lb sv grammar) intransitive<ref>(R:runeberg.org nfci
  0313.html Transitiv)</ref>

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  neutral
     a.
     1 (lb en politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war;
  nonaligned.
     2 Favouring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic
  of debate; unbiased.
     n.
     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.
     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.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  neutral
     Catalan a.
     (l en neutral)
     Danish a.
     #English
     Romanian a.
     (l en neutral)
     Swedish a.
     1 #English
     2 (lb sv grammar) intransitive<ref>(R:runeberg.org nfci
  0313.html Transitiv)</ref>

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  neutral
     Catalan a.
     (l en neutral)
     Danish a.
     #English
     Spanish a.
     (lb es politics) (l es neutral)
     Spanish alt.
     (lb es politics) (l es neutral)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  neutral
     Espanja a.
     puolueeton, neutraali (valtiollisessa merkityksessä ja konflikteissa)
     Portugali a.
     puolueeton, neutraali
     Saksa a.
     puolueeton, neutraali

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  neutral
     Engelska a.
     #Svenska ''med lika betydelser som svenska''
     Spanska a.
     #Svenska ''med lika betydelser som svenska''

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  neutral
     a.
     1 opartisk, oberoende, som inte tar ställning
     2 (tagg: kemi) med pH 7
     3 (tagg: fysik) elektriskt oladdad
     4 (tagg: lingvistik) som avser neutrum

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:dan-eng ]


  neutral /nˌœʔutʁˈ?ɑl/
  impartial, neutral

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:deu-bul ]


  neutral /nɔɪ̯ˈtʁaːl/ 
  неутрален 2.
  nicht parteiisch und/oder voreingenommen
   3.
  elektrisch ungeladen
   4.
  weder sauer noch basisch, pH-Wert sieben
   5.
  mit keiner Größe (Kraft, Moment, …) beaufschlagt (siehe auch beaufschlagen)

From Deutsch-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ell ]


  neutral /nɔɪ̯ˈtʁaːl/ 
  ουδέτερος
  nicht parteiisch und/oder voreingenommen