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See also:neutrál

English

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EnglishWikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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FromMiddle Frenchneutral (compare modernFrenchneutre), fromLatinneutrālis. Bysurface analysis,neuter +‎-al.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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neutral (comparativemoreneutral,superlativemostneutral)

  1. (politics) Not taking sides in aconflict such aswar;nonaligned.
  2. Favoring neither thesupporting noropposingviewpoint of a topic of debate;unbiased.
    Synonyms:disinterested,indifferent;see alsoThesaurus:impartial
    I amneutral regarding the issue of gay marriage.
  3. Neitherpositive nornegative.
  4. (psychology) Notbiased; viewingsituationsobjectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.
    aneutral person
  5. Neitherbeneficial norharmful.
    Synonym:innocuous
    • c.1600, Sir John Davies,The Original, Nature, and Immortality of the Soul:
      Some things good, and some things ill, do seem,
      Andneutral some, in her fantastic eye.
    • 2013 May-June,David Van Tassel,Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, inAmerican Scientist, volume101, number 3:
      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 areneutral—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.
  6. (biology) Having nosex;neuter.
    Synonym:sexless
  7. Having no obviouscolour;gray.
    Synonym:beige
  9. (physics) Neitherpositive nornegative; possessing nocharge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
    Synonyms:uncharged,chargeless
  11. (chemistry) Having apH of or near 7, neitheracidic noralkaline.
  12. (liquor, chemistry) Of analcoholic drink, having beenfermented anddistilled but with no additives.
  14. (roleplaying games) Having analignment that is situated between two notable possibilities, such as between good and evil, or betweenchaotic andlawful.
    Coordinate terms:chaotic,lawful

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Translations

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not taking sides in a conflict
favouring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate
grammar: neither positive nor negative
neither beneficial nor harmful
biology: having no sex
having no obvious colour
physics: possessing no charge
chemistry: neither acidic nor alkaline
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Noun

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neutral (countable anduncountable,pluralneutrals)

  1. A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
  2. A person who takes no side in adispute.
    • 1931, “Which Side Are You On?”, performed by Florence Patton Reece:
      They say in Harlan County
      There are noneutrals there
      You'll either be a union man
      Or a thug for J.H. Blair.
  3. An individual or entity serving as anarbitrator oradjudicator.
  4. A neutralhue.
  6. (uncountable) The position of a set ofgears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
    Near-synonym:angel gear(humorous)
    Put it inneutral, and we'll push it out of the garage.
    • 1961,Robert S. Close,With Hooves of Brass, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page124:
      He shoved the tractor intoneutral, and, leaving the engine running, jumped down[.]
  7. Anelectricalterminal orconductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to theground.
    Coordinate terms:hot,ground,earth

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Translations

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nonaligned state
person who takes no side in a dispute
neutral hue
position of gears
electrical terminal

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatinneutrālis.

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Adjective

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neutral m orf (masculine and feminine pluralneutrals)

  1. neutral

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Danish

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DanishWikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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FromLatinneutrālis.

Adjective

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neutral (neuterneutralt,plural and definite singular attributiveneutrale)

  1. neutral
    Synonyms:upartisk,uvildig
  2. uncontroversial
    Synonym:ukontroversiel
  3. Neitherpositive nornegative
    1. (chemistry) neitheracidic noralkaline
    2. (physics)uncharged,chargeless

Inflection

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Inflection ofneutral
positivecomparativesuperlative
indefinite common singularneutralmereneutralmestneutral2
indefinite neuter singularneutraltmereneutralmestneutral2
pluralneutralemereneutralmestneutral2
definite attributive1neutralemereneutralmestneutrale

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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16th century,borrowed fromLatinneutralis, at first in political parlance.

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Adjective

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neutral (strong nominative masculine singularneutraler,comparativeneutraler,superlativeamneutralsten)

  1. neutral
    1. (politics) not taking sides, not joiningalliances
      Synonyms:unbeteiligt,unparteiisch,bündnisfrei
    2. impartial,unbiased
      Synonyms:unparteiisch,unvoreingenommen,unbefangen,wertfrei
    3. having nopronouncedquality, neither good nor bad etc.
      Synonym:indifferent
    4. (physics)electricallyuncharged
      Synonym:ungeladen
    5. (chemistry) neitheracidic noralkaline
  2. neuter
    1. (grammar) of neutergender
      Synonym:sächlich
    2. (biology, rare)sexless
      Synonym:geschlechtlos

Declension

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Positive forms ofneutral
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristneutralsieistneutralesistneutralsiesindneutral
strong declension
(without article)		nominativeneutralerneutraleneutralesneutrale
genitiveneutralenneutralerneutralenneutraler
dativeneutralemneutralerneutralemneutralen
accusativeneutralenneutraleneutralesneutrale
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativederneutraledieneutraledasneutraledieneutralen
genitivedesneutralenderneutralendesneutralenderneutralen
dativedemneutralenderneutralendemneutralendenneutralen
accusativedenneutralendieneutraledasneutraledieneutralen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeinneutralereineneutraleeinneutrales(keine)neutralen
genitiveeinesneutraleneinerneutraleneinesneutralen(keiner)neutralen
dativeeinemneutraleneinerneutraleneinemneutralen(keinen)neutralen
accusativeeinenneutraleneineneutraleeinneutrales(keine)neutralen
Comparative forms ofneutral
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristneutralersieistneutraleresistneutralersiesindneutraler
strong declension
(without article)		nominativeneutralererneutralereneutraleresneutralere
genitiveneutralerenneutralererneutralerenneutralerer
dativeneutraleremneutralererneutraleremneutraleren
accusativeneutralerenneutralereneutraleresneutralere
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativederneutraleredieneutraleredasneutraleredieneutraleren
genitivedesneutralerenderneutralerendesneutralerenderneutraleren
dativedemneutralerenderneutralerendemneutralerendenneutraleren
accusativedenneutralerendieneutraleredasneutraleredieneutraleren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeinneutralerereineneutralereeinneutraleres(keine)neutraleren
genitiveeinesneutralereneinerneutralereneinesneutraleren(keiner)neutraleren
dativeeinemneutralereneinerneutralereneinemneutraleren(keinen)neutraleren
accusativeeinenneutralereneineneutralereeinneutraleres(keine)neutraleren
Superlative forms ofneutral
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristamneutralstensieistamneutralstenesistamneutralstensiesindamneutralsten
strong declension
(without article)		nominativeneutralsterneutralsteneutralstesneutralste
genitiveneutralstenneutralsterneutralstenneutralster
dativeneutralstemneutralsterneutralstemneutralsten
accusativeneutralstenneutralsteneutralstesneutralste
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativederneutralstedieneutralstedasneutralstedieneutralsten
genitivedesneutralstenderneutralstendesneutralstenderneutralsten
dativedemneutralstenderneutralstendemneutralstendenneutralsten
accusativedenneutralstendieneutralstedasneutralstedieneutralsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeinneutralstereineneutralsteeinneutralstes(keine)neutralsten
genitiveeinesneutralsteneinerneutralsteneinesneutralsten(keiner)neutralsten
dativeeinemneutralsteneinerneutralsteneinemneutralsten(keinen)neutralsten
accusativeeinenneutralsteneineneutralsteeinneutralstes(keine)neutralsten

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Further reading

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  • “neutral” inDuden online
  • “neutral” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatinneutralis orItalianneutrale. Bysurface analysis,neutru +‎-al.

Adjective

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neutral m orn (feminine singularneutrală,masculine pluralneutrali,feminine/neuter pluralneutrale)

  1. neutral

Declension

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Declension ofneutral
singularplural
masculineneuterfemininemasculineneuterfeminine
nominative-
accusative		indefiniteneutralneutralăneutralineutrale
definiteneutralulneutralaneutraliineutralele
genitive-
dative		indefiniteneutralneutraleneutralineutrale
definiteneutraluluineutraleineutralilorneutralelor

Spanish

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Etymology

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FromLatinneutrālis.

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  • IPA(key): /neuˈtɾal/[neu̯ˈt̪ɾal]
  • Rhymes:-al
  • Syllabification:neu‧tral

Adjective

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neutral m orf (masculine and feminine pluralneutrales)

  1. (politics)neutral

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Swedish

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neutral

  1. neutral
  2. (grammar)intransitive[1]

Declension

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Inflection ofneutral
Indefinitepositivecomparativesuperlative1
common singularneutralneutralareneutralast
neuter singularneutraltneutralareneutralast
pluralneutralaneutralareneutralast
masculine plural2neutraleneutralareneutralast
Definitepositivecomparativesuperlative
masculine singular3neutraleneutralareneutralaste
allneutralaneutralareneutralaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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  1. ^Transitiv inNordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1919)
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