neutral

ca-adj

neutral m or f (masculine and feminine plural neutrals)


neutral

neutral (positive)
neutralt (positive)
neutrale (plural positive)
neutrale (positive)


neutral

(politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.

I am neutral regarding the issue of gay marriage.

The heart can not possibly remain neutral, but constantly takes part one way or the other.

1711, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times:

Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.

Some things good, and some things ill, do seem,
 And neutral some, in her fantastic eye.

c. 1600, Sir John Davies, The Original, Nature, and Immortality of the Soul:

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.

2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:

en:neither positively nor negatively charged

(physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.

(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 chaotic and lawful.

en-adj

neutral (comparative more neutral, superlative most neutral)

more neutral (comparative)
most neutral (superlative)

неутра́лен

favouring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate

[ˈnuːt͡ʃɹəl]

From Middle French neutral (compare modern French neutre), from Latin neutrālis. By surface analysis, neuter + -al.


neutral

A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.

They say in Harlan County
 There are no neutrals there
 You'll either be a union man
 Or a thug for J.H. Blair.

1931, “Which Side Are You On?”, performed by Florence Patton Reece:

A person who takes no side in a dispute.

An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.

He shoved the tractor into neutral, and, leaving the engine running, jumped down[.]

1961, Robert S. Close, With Hooves of Brass, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 124:

The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.

An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.

[ˈnuːt͡ʃɹəl]


neutral

(politics) not taking sides, not joining alliances

neutral
not taking sides, not joining alliances

having no pronounced quality, neither good nor bad etc.

neutral
(physics) electrically uncharged

neutral
(chemistry) neither acidic nor alkaline

de-adj

neutral (strong nominative masculine singular neutraler, comparative neutraler, superlative am neutralsten)

neutraler (masculine nominative singular strong)
neutraler (comparative)
am neutralsten (superlative)
neutral (masculine predicative singular)
neutral (feminine predicative singular)
neutral (neuter predicative singular)
neutral (plural predicative)
neutraler (masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
neutrale (feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
neutrales (neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
neutrale (nominative plural strong without-article)
neutralen (genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
neutraler (feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
neutralen (genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
neutraler (genitive plural strong without-article)
neutralem (dative masculine singular strong without-article)
neutraler (dative feminine singular strong without-article)
neutralem (dative neuter singular strong without-article)
neutralen (dative plural strong without-article)
neutralen (accusative masculine singular strong without-article)
neutrale (accusative feminine singular strong without-article)
neutrales (accusative neuter singular strong without-article)
neutrale (accusative plural strong without-article)
der neutrale (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die neutrale (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das neutrale (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die neutralen (definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des neutralen (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der neutralen (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des neutralen (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der neutralen (definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem neutralen (dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der neutralen (dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem neutralen (dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den neutralen (dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den neutralen (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die neutrale (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das neutrale (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die neutralen (accusative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein neutraler (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine neutrale (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein neutrales (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
neutralen (indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine neutralen (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines neutralen (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer neutralen (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines neutralen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
neutralen (genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner neutralen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem neutralen (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer neutralen (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem neutralen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
neutralen (dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen neutralen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen neutralen (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine neutrale (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein neutrales (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
neutralen (accusative indefinite mixed plural)
keine neutralen (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
neutraler (comparative masculine predicative singular)
neutraler (comparative feminine predicative singular)
neutraler (comparative neuter predicative singular)
neutraler (comparative plural predicative)
neutralerer (comparative masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
neutralere (comparative feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
neutraleres (comparative neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
neutralere (comparative nominative plural strong without-article)
neutraleren (comparative genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
neutralerer (comparative feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
neutraleren (comparative genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
neutralerer (comparative genitive plural strong without-article)
neutralerem (comparative dative masculine singular strong without-article)
neutralerer (comparative dative feminine singular strong without-article)
neutralerem (comparative dative neuter singular strong without-article)
neutraleren (comparative dative plural strong without-article)
neutraleren (accusative comparative masculine singular strong without-article)
neutralere (accusative comparative feminine singular strong without-article)
neutraleres (accusative comparative neuter singular strong without-article)
neutralere (accusative comparative plural strong without-article)
der neutralere (comparative definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die neutralere (comparative definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das neutralere (comparative definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die neutraleren (comparative definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des neutraleren (comparative definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der neutraleren (comparative definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des neutraleren (comparative definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der neutraleren (comparative definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem neutraleren (comparative dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der neutraleren (comparative dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem neutraleren (comparative dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den neutraleren (comparative dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den neutraleren (accusative comparative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die neutralere (accusative comparative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das neutralere (accusative comparative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die neutraleren (accusative comparative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein neutralerer (comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine neutralere (comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein neutraleres (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
neutraleren (comparative indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine neutraleren (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines neutraleren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer neutraleren (comparative feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines neutraleren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
neutraleren (comparative genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner neutraleren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem neutraleren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer neutraleren (comparative dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem neutraleren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
neutraleren (comparative dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen neutraleren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen neutraleren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine neutralere (accusative comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein neutraleres (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
neutraleren (accusative comparative indefinite mixed plural)
keine neutraleren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
am neutralsten (masculine predicative singular superlative)
am neutralsten (feminine predicative singular superlative)
am neutralsten (neuter predicative singular superlative)
am neutralsten (plural predicative superlative)
neutralster (masculine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
neutralste (feminine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
neutralstes (neuter nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
neutralste (nominative plural strong superlative without-article)
neutralsten (genitive masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
neutralster (feminine genitive singular strong superlative without-article)
neutralsten (genitive neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
neutralster (genitive plural strong superlative without-article)
neutralstem (dative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
neutralster (dative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
neutralstem (dative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
neutralsten (dative plural strong superlative without-article)
neutralsten (accusative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
neutralste (accusative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
neutralstes (accusative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
neutralste (accusative plural strong superlative without-article)
der neutralste (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular superlative weak)
die neutralste (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular superlative weak)
das neutralste (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular superlative weak)
die neutralsten (definite includes-article nominative plural superlative weak)
des neutralsten (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der neutralsten (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular superlative weak)
des neutralsten (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
der neutralsten (definite genitive includes-article plural superlative weak)
dem neutralsten (dative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der neutralsten (dative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
dem neutralsten (dative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
den neutralsten (dative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
den neutralsten (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
die neutralste (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
das neutralste (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
die neutralsten (accusative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
ein neutralster (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular superlative)
eine neutralste (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular superlative)
ein neutralstes (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular superlative)
neutralsten (indefinite mixed nominative plural superlative)
keine neutralsten (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural superlative)
eines neutralsten (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer neutralsten (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
eines neutralsten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
neutralsten (genitive indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keiner neutralsten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einem neutralsten (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer neutralsten (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
einem neutralsten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
neutralsten (dative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keinen neutralsten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einen neutralsten (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
eine neutralste (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
ein neutralstes (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
neutralsten (accusative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keine neutralsten (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
n. (alternative)

/nɔʏ̯ˈtʁaːl/

16th century, borrowed from Latin neutralis, at first in political parlance.


neutral

ro-adj

neutral m or n (feminine singular neutrală, masculine plural neutrali, feminine and neuter plural neutrale)

neutrală (feminine singular)
neutrali (masculine plural)
neutrale (feminine neuter plural)
neutral (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
neutrală (feminine indefinite singular)
neutrali (indefinite masculine singular)
neutrale (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
neutralul (definite masculine neuter singular)
neutrala (definite feminine singular)
neutralii (definite masculine singular)
neutralele (definite feminine neuter plural)
neutrale (feminine indefinite singular)
neutralului (definite masculine neuter singular)
neutralei (definite feminine singular)
neutralilor (definite masculine singular)
neutralelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Borrowed from Latin neutralis or Italian neutrale. By surface analysis, neutru + -al.


neutral

es-adj

neutral m or f (masculine and feminine plural neutrales)


neutral

neutral (indefinite positive)
neutralare (comparative indefinite)
neutralast (indefinite superlative)
neutralt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
neutralare (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
neutralast (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
neutrala (indefinite plural positive)
neutralare (comparative indefinite plural)
neutralast (indefinite plural superlative)
neutrale (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
neutralare (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
neutralast (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
neutrale (definite masculine positive singular)
neutralare (comparative definite masculine singular)
neutralaste (definite masculine singular superlative)
neutrala (definite positive)
neutralare (comparative definite)
neutralaste (definite superlative)