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- pronunciation:
- nu
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 l
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not belonging to or taking any side or giving assistance to any of the conflicting parties in a dispute or contest.
Switzerland remained neutral during the second world war.While the couple were divorcing, their friends tried to stay neutral.
- synonyms:
- disinterested, impartial, noncombatant, objective, unbiased
- antonyms:
- belligerent, biased, combatant, partisan
- similar words:
- aloof, dispassionate, indifferent, nonaligned, nonpartisan, passive
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| definition 2: |
lacking definitive or striking qualities; indefinite.
She expected his complete agreement and was getting impatient with his neutral replies.- synonyms:
- bland, boring, colorless, dull, insipid, noncommittal, wishy-washy
- antonyms:
- provocative
- similar words:
- drab, gray, impartial, indefinite, indistinct, mild, obscure, passive, vague
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| definition 3: |
lacking color or hue; achromatic.
She grew tired of the neutral surroundings of the hospital.- synonyms:
- achromatic, achromic, colorless
- antonyms:
- bright, colorful
- similar words:
- drab, dull, faded, pale, washed-out
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| definition 4: |
tending to go well with most other colors.
Grey is a neutral color.- synonyms:
- beige, light, pale, soft
- similar words:
- cream, tan, white
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| definition 5: |
in chemistry, neither acid nor alkaline.
Water is a neutral liquid. |
| definition 6: |
having neither positive nor negative charge; not electrified or magnetized.
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| related words: |
halfhearted, independent, level, noncommittal, objective, unbiased |
adverb + (adj.)neutral
carefully,
culturally,
electrically,
emotionally,
essentially,
ethically,
ethnically,
facially,
formally,
from,
ideologically,
morally,
officially,
ostensibly,
perfectly,
politically,
racially,
relatively,
religiously,
seemingly,
strictly,
supposedly,
truly
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(adj.)neutral
+ adverb
neither, strongly
(adj.)neutral
+ noun
alignment,
arbitrator,
atom,
attitude,
backdrop,
background,
buoyancy,
buy,
canvas,
condition,
conflict,
criteria,
density,
fabric,
facilitator,
feedback,
filter,
flavor,
format,
framework,
gas,
gray,
grip,
ground,
hue,
hydrogen,
midpoint,
molecule,
neutrality,
objective,
observer,
particle,
pion,
position,
posture,
rating,
religion,
representation,
response,
rotation,
scheme,
setting,
site,
soil,
stance,
stimulus,
syllable,
territory,
tint,
topic,
turf,
wire,
zone
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
one that does not take sides or give assistance to any conflicting party in a dispute.
- synonyms:
- noninterventionist
- antonyms:
- belligerent
- similar words:
- independent, isolationist, noncombatant, nonpartisan, objector, pacifist
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| definition 2: |
in an engine, the position at which normally interconnecting parts such as gears are disengaged.
She put the car in neutral and let it coast down the hill. |
| definition 3: |
a color that lacks hue or matches most other colors well, such as gray, beige, or white.
- synonyms:
- beige, cream, ecru, eggshell, gray, off-white, tan, white
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adjective + (n.)neutral
beige, black, bright, brown, dark, deep, earthy, european, fresh, light, natural, professional, soft, strong, third-party, traditional, white
verb + (n.)neutral
accent, choose, declare, dip, disagree, dominate, enrich, opt, pale, pull, remain, serve, wear
noun + (n.)neutral
accent,
array,
beige,
blue,
brown,
chocolate,
collection,
color,
designer,
enemy,
eye,
green,
linen,
mediator,
palette,
red,
sand,
shade,
silhouette,
tone,
white
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| derivation: |
neutrally (adv.) |
Neutral comes from neutralis, a Latin word that means "not either."
The word neutral
contains the following part:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, agricultural, ancestral, annual, arboreal, artificial, astral, bacterial, biblical, biographical, brutal, capital, central, ceremonial, chemical, classical, clinical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continental, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, fluvial, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, guttural, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, ineffectual, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, pastoral, personal, philosophical, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, political, potential, quizzical, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, sacrificial, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, territorial, theatrical, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, veridical, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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