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neutrality

  • noun
  • /njuːˈtɹæləti/

The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.

Other meanings

  1. The quality or state of being neutral.

  2. The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.

Related words

  • antineutrality
  • electroneutrality
  • nonneutrality
  • proneutrality
  • quasineutrality
  • superneutrality
  • thermoneutrality
  • climate neutrality
  • armed neutrality
  • carbon neutrality
  • gender neutrality
  • positive neutrality

Word history

From Middle French "neutralité".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “neutrality” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.