- neu´tral|ly
- neu|tral «NOO truhl, NYOO-», adjective, noun.–adj.1. on neither side in a quarrel or a war: »
Switzerland was neutral in World War II.
2. of or belonging to a neutral country or neutral zone: »a neutral vessel, a neutral port.
3. neither one thing nor the other; indefinite.4. a) having little or no color; grayish: »a neutral sky.
b) not tinted by mixture with any other color; pure: »a neutral yellow.
5. neither acid nor base: »a neutral salt.
6. Electricity. neither positive nor negative: »Recent experiments…have led to the discovery of…a neutral pion, that is a pion with practically the same mass as the charged pion but with no electric charge (H. J. Bhaba).
7. Biology. not developed in sex; neuter.–n.1. a neutral person or country; one not taking part in a quarrel or war: »the rights of neutrals.
2. a position of gears when they do not transmit motion from the engine to the wheels or other working parts.3. the position of a gearshift lever when gears are in neutral.4. a neutral color.╂[< Latin neutrālis < neuter neuter]–neu´tral|ly, adverb–neu´tral|ness, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.