adj · noun · verb · 21 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈnjuːtə/
US:/ˈn(j)utɚ/
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rhymes with -uːtə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:N UW1 T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, uncommon, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Sexless: having no or imperfectly developed sex organs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: asexual, genderless, sexless
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Sexless, nonsexual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary, not-comparable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: asexual, platonic, unsexual
Antonyms: none provided
6
adj
Meaning 6
Castrated; having had the reproductive organs removed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fixed, gelded, neutered, spayed
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; especially, one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are called workers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
One who has been neutered; eunuch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: offensive, sometimes, uncommon
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
The act of neutering (typically an animal)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
A person who takes no part in a contest; someone remaining neutral.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
The neuter gender.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Inherited from Middle English neutre, from Latin neuter, from ne (“not”) + uter (“either”), a semantic loan from Koine Greek οὐδέτερος (oudéteros); compare English either, English whether, and neither.
Across languages
Translations
243 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
нейтральны
(njejtralʹny)
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Belarusian:
бесстаронні
(bjesstarónni)
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Danish:
neutral
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Dutch:
afzijdig
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Dutch:
onpartijdig
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Finnish:
puolueeton
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Finnish:
neutraali
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
French:
impartial
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
German:
neutral
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Greek:
ουδέτερος
(oudéteros)
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Hungarian:
semleges
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Italian:
neutrale
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Japanese:
中立的な
(chūritsuteki na)
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Japanese:
中立の
(chūritsu no)
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Korean:
중립(中立)의
(jungnib-ui)
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Latin:
neuter
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Latvian:
neitrāls
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Marathi:
निष्पक्ष
(niṣpakṣa)
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Norwegian Bokmål:
nøytral
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Norwegian Bokmål:
upartisk
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Norwegian Bokmål:
uhildet
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Portuguese:
neutro
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Russian:
нейтра́льный
(nejtrálʹnyj)
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Russian:
беспристра́стный
(bespristrástnyj)
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Spanish:
neutral
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Spanish:
neutro
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Swedish:
neutral
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Swedish:
opartisk
— neutral, neither one thing nor another
Albanian:
asnjanës
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Arabic:
مُحَايِد
(muḥāyid)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Armenian:
չեզոք
(čʻezokʻ)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Belarusian:
ніякі́
(nijakí)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Bulgarian:
сре́ден
(sréden)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Chechen:
юкъара род
(juqʼara rod)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Chinese Mandarin:
中性的
(zhōngxìng de)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Czech:
střední
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Danish:
intetkøn
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Dutch:
onzijdig
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Esperanto:
neŭtra
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Faroese:
hvørkikyn
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Finnish:
neutrinen
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Finnish:
neutrisukuinen
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
French:
neutre
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
West-Frisian:
ûnsidich
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
German:
neutrisch
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
German:
sächlich
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
German:
neutral
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
German:
neuter
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Greek:
ουδέτερος
(oudéteros)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Ancient Greek:
οὐδέτερος
(oudéteros)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Hebrew:
סְתָמִי
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Hungarian:
semleges
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Hungarian:
semlegesnemű
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Icelandic:
hvorugkyns-
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Irish:
neodrach
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Italian:
neutro
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Japanese:
中性の
(chūsei no)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Japanese:
中性的な
(chūseiteki na)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Khmer:
អលិង្គ
(ak-ləŋ)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Korean:
중성
(jungseong)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Latin:
neuter
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Latin:
neutralis
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Latvian:
nekatras dzimtes
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Luxembourgish:
sächlech
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Macedonian:
среден
(sreden)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Marathi:
नपुसकलिंगी
(napusakliṅgī)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Norwegian Bokmål:
intetkjønn
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Norwegian Bokmål:
nøytrum
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Norwegian Nynorsk:
inkjekjønn
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nøytrum
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Occitan:
neutre
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Persian:
خنثی
(xonsâ)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Persian:
کماسه
(komâse)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Polish:
nijaki
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Portuguese:
neutro
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Romanian:
neutru
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Russian:
сре́дний
(srédnij)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Sanskrit:
नपुंसकलिङ्ग
(napuṃsakaliṅga)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Scottish Gaelic:
neodrach
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Serbo-Croatian:
средњи
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Serbo-Croatian:
srednji
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Slovak:
stredný
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Slovene:
srédnji
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Upper Sorbian:
ničeji ród
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Spanish:
neutro
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Swedish:
neutral
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Tagalog:
balaki
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Telugu:
నపుంసకలింగము
(napuṁsakaliṅgamu)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Turkish:
nötr
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Turkish:
yansız
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Ukrainian:
сере́дній
(serédnij)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Vietnamese:
giống trung
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Volapük:
neudik
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Walloon:
neute
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Welsh:
diryw
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Yiddish:
נייטראַל
(neytral)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Zazaki:
notr (diq)
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
Zazaki:
bêtesir
— grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine
German:
intransitiv
— grammar: intransitive — see also intransitive
German:
neuter
— grammar: intransitive — see also intransitive
Greek:
αμετάβατος
(ametávatos)
— grammar: intransitive — see also intransitive
Italian:
neutro
— grammar: intransitive — see also intransitive
Japanese:
自動詞の
(jidōshi no)
— grammar: intransitive — see also intransitive
Korean:
자동사
(jadongsa)
— grammar: intransitive — see also intransitive
Latin:
neuter
— grammar: intransitive — see also intransitive
Marathi:
नपुसकलिंग
(napusakliṅga)
— grammar: intransitive — see also intransitive
Polish:
nieprzechodni
— grammar: intransitive — see also intransitive
Portuguese:
intransitivo
— grammar: intransitive — see also intransitive
Portuguese:
neutro
— grammar: intransitive — see also intransitive
Russian:
неперехо́дный
(neperexódnyj)
— grammar: intransitive — see also intransitive
Serbo-Croatian:
neprelazni
— grammar: intransitive — see also intransitive
Spanish:
neutro
— grammar: intransitive — see also intransitive
Bulgarian:
безполов
(bezpolov)
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Danish:
ukønnet
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Danish:
kønsløs
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Dutch:
aseksueel
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Dutch:
ongeslachtelijk
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Finnish:
sukupuoleton
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
French:
asexuel
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
German:
geschlechtslos
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Greek:
άφυλος
(áfylos)
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Hebrew:
מסורס \ מְסֹרָס
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Hungarian:
nem nélküli
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Irish:
seasc
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Korean:
무성(無性)의
(museong-ui)
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Latin:
neuter
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Marathi:
अलिंगी
(aliṅgī)
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Norwegian Bokmål:
ukjønnet
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Norwegian Bokmål:
kjønnsløs
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Portuguese:
neutro
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Russian:
беспо́лый
(bespólyj)
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Spanish:
neutro
— having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Finnish:
neutri
— biology: organism which at its maturity has no generative organs
Greek:
άφυλος
(áfylos)
— biology: organism which at its maturity has no generative organs
Hungarian:
nem nélküli élőlény
— biology: organism which at its maturity has no generative organs
Irish:
neodar
— biology: organism which at its maturity has no generative organs
Irish:
seascachán
— biology: organism which at its maturity has no generative organs
Albanian:
asnjanës
— person who takes no part in a contest
Finnish:
puolueeton taho
— person who takes no part in a contest
Japanese:
第三者
(daisansha)
— person who takes no part in a contest
Albanian:
asnjanës
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Belarusian:
ніякі́ род
(nijakí rod)
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Bulgarian:
сре́ден род
(sréden rod)
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Burmese:
နပုလ္လိင်
(na.pulling)
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Chinese Mandarin:
中性
(zhōngxìng)
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Czech:
střední rod
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Danish:
intetkøn
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Danish:
neutrum
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Esperanto:
aĵgenro
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Esperanto:
neŭtra genro
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Finnish:
neutri
— the neuter gender (grammar)
French:
neutre
— the neuter gender (grammar)
German:
sächliches Geschlecht
— the neuter gender (grammar)
German:
Neutrum
— the neuter gender (grammar)
German:
neutrisches Geschlecht
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Hungarian:
semlegesnem
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Icelandic:
hvorugkyn
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Japanese:
中性
(chūsei)
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Korean:
중성
(jungseong)
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Lithuanian:
bevardė giminė
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Marathi:
नपुंसकलिंग
(napuusakliṅga)
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Norwegian Bokmål:
intetkjønn
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Norwegian Bokmål:
nøytrum
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Norwegian Nynorsk:
inkjekjønn
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nøytrum
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Polish:
rodzaj nijaki
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Portuguese:
neutro
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Russian:
сре́дний род
(srédnij rod)
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Scottish Gaelic:
gnè neodrach
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Serbo-Croatian:
средњи род
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Serbo-Croatian:
srednji rod
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Slovak:
stredný rod
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Swedish:
neutrum
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Swedish:
t-genus
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Ukrainian:
сере́дній рід
(serédnij rid)
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Zazaki:
bêcınsiyet
— the neuter gender (grammar)
Danish:
intetkøn n intetkønsord
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Danish:
neutrum
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Finnish:
neutri
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
German:
Neutrum
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
German:
sächliches Hauptwort
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
German:
sächliches Substantiv
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
German:
neutrisches Hauptwort
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
German:
neutrisches Substantiv
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Greek:
ουδέτερος
(oudéteros)
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Hungarian:
semlegesnemű alak
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Icelandic:
hvorugkynsnafnorð
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Irish:
neodar
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Japanese:
中性
(chūsei)
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Norwegian Bokmål:
intetkjønn
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Norwegian Bokmål:
intetkjønnsord
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Norwegian Bokmål:
nøytrum
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Norwegian Nynorsk:
inkjekjønn
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Norwegian Nynorsk:
inkjekjønnsord
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nøytrum
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Portuguese:
neutro
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Sanskrit:
नपुंसाकलिङ्ग
(napuṃsākaliṅga)
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Scottish Gaelic:
neodar
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Swedish:
neutrum
— grammar: noun of the neuter gender
Bulgarian:
непрехо́ден глаго́л
(neprehóden glagól)
— grammar: intransitive verb — see also intransitive verb
Japanese:
無変化動詞
(muhenka-dōshi)
— grammar: intransitive verb — see also intransitive verb
Latin:
verbum neutrum
— grammar: intransitive verb — see also intransitive verb
Russian:
неперехо́дный глаго́л
(neperexódnyj glagól)
— grammar: intransitive verb — see also intransitive verb
Albanian:
tredh
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Arabic:
خَصَى
(ḵaṣā)
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Bulgarian:
кастрирам
(kastriram)
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Czech:
kastrovat
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Danish:
kastrere
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Dutch:
castreren
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Dutch:
knippen
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Dutch:
steriliseren
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Ewe:
ta
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Finnish:
kuohita
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Finnish:
kuohia
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Finnish:
kastroida
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Finnish:
leikata
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Finnish:
steriloida
— to remove sex organs from an animal
French:
castrer
— to remove sex organs from an animal
French:
châtrer
— to remove sex organs from an animal
German:
verschneiden
— to remove sex organs from an animal
German:
kastrieren
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Greek:
ευνουχίζω
(evnouchízo)
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Greek:
στειρώνω
(steiróno)
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Hungarian:
ivartalanít
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Hungarian:
kasztrál
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Hungarian:
kiherél
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Icelandic:
gelda
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Indonesian:
mengebiri
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Irish:
neodraigh
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Italian:
castrare
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Italian:
sterilizzare
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Korean:
거세(去勢)하다
(geosehada)
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Korean:
중성화(中性化)하다
(jungseonghwahada)
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Portuguese:
castrar
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Portuguese:
capar
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Russian:
кастри́ровать
(kastrírovatʹ)
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Russian:
обеспло́дить
(obesplóditʹ)
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Serbo-Croatian:
kastrirati
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Serbo-Croatian:
škopiti
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Serbo-Croatian:
štrojiti
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Spanish:
castrar
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Spanish:
capar
— to remove sex organs from an animal
Swedish:
kastrera
— to remove sex organs from an animal
