neutral
adjective
[ ˈnjuːtr(ə)l ]
• not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartial.
• "neutral and non-aligned European nations"
Similar:
impartial,
unbiased,
unprejudiced,
objective,
without favouritism,
open-minded,
non-partisan,
non-discriminatory,
disinterested,
even-handed,
equitable,
fair,
fair-minded,
dispassionate,
detached,
impersonal,
unemotional,
clinical,
indifferent,
removed,
uninvolved,
uncommitted,
unaligned,
non-aligned,
unaffiliated,
unallied,
non-allied,
non-participating,
non-interventionist,
non-combatant,
non-belligerent,
non-combative,
non-fighting,
anti-war,
• having no strongly marked or positive characteristics or features.
• "her tone was neutral, devoid of sentiment"
Similar:
inoffensive,
bland,
unobjectionable,
unexceptionable,
anodyne,
unremarkable,
ordinary,
commonplace,
run-of-the-mill,
everyday,
safe,
harmless,
innocuous,
• neither acid nor alkaline; having a pH of about 7.
• "a neutral solution"
• having neither a positive nor negative electrical charge.
• "live and neutral contacts on plugs"
neutral
noun
• an impartial or unbiased state or person.
• "Sweden and its fellow neutrals"
• pale grey, cream, or beige.
• "classic shades of navy, white, and neutral"
• a disengaged position of gears in which the engine is disconnected from the driven parts.
• "she slipped the gear into neutral"
• an electrically neutral point, terminal, conductor, or wire.
Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin neutralis ‘of neuter gender’, from Latin neuter (see neuter).
