- neutral
- neu•tral[[t]ˈnu trəl, ˈnyu-[/t]] adj.1) gov not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others:a neutral nation[/ex]2) gov not aligned with or supporting any side or position in a controversy3) gov of or belonging to a neutral state or party:neutral territory[/ex]4) of no particular kind, characteristics, etc.; indefinite:a neutral personality[/ex]5) (of a color or shade)a) without hue; achromaticb) matching well with many or most other colors or shades, as white or beige6) chem. exhibiting neither acid nor alkaline qualities:neutral salts[/ex]7) phsa) (of a particle) having no electric chargeb) (of an atom, molecule, or collection of particles) having no net electric chargec) not magnetized8) phn (of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue relaxed in a central position, as the a inalive[/ex]9) gov a person or nation that is neutral10) gov a citizen of a neutral nation during a war11) aum the position or state of disengaged gears or other interconnecting parts12) cvb a neutral color•Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L neutrālis grammatically neuter. See neuter, -al I neu′tral•ly, adv. neu′tral•ness, n.
From formal English to slang. 2014.