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neutrality

noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /njuːˈtɹæləti/
  • US: /nuˈtɹæləti/
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  • CMU ARPABET: N UW0 T R AE1 L AH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: indifferent, on the fence

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The quality or state of being neutral.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Qualifier: international law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

nonparticipation in a dispute or war

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: non-engagement, nonparticipation, non-involvement

7

noun

Meaning 7

pH value of 7

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pH, pH scale

8

noun

Meaning 8

tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disinterest

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tolerance

History

Etymology

From Middle French neutralité, from Medieval Latin neutralitas. Morphologically neutral + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

95 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: neutraliteit — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Albanian: asnjanësi — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Albanian: neutralitet — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Arabic: حِيَاد (ḥiyād) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Armenian: չեզոքություն (čʻezokʻutʻyun) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Asturian: neutralidá — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Azerbaijani: neytrallıq — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Azerbaijani: bitərəflik — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Basque: neutraltasun — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Belarusian: нейтралітэ́т (njejtralitét) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Belarusian: нэўтралітэ́т (newtralitét) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Bulgarian: неутра́лност (neutrálnost) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Catalan: neutralitat — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中立 (zhōnglì) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Czech: neutralita — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Danish: neutralitet — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Dutch: neutraliteit — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Esperanto: neŭtraleco — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Estonian: neutraliteet — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Finnish: puolueettomuus — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Finnish: neutraliteetti — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • French: neutralité — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Galician: neutralidade — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Georgian: ნეიტრალიტეტი (neiṭraliṭeṭi) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Georgian: ნეიტრალობა (neiṭraloba) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • German: Neutralität — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Greek: ουδετερότητα (oudeterótita) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Hebrew: ניטרליות (niutráliyut) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Hebrew: אֲדִישׁוּת (adishút) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Hindi: तटस्थता (taṭasthatā) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Hindi: निरपेक्षता (nirpekṣatā) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Hungarian: semlegesség — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Hungarian: közömbösség — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Icelandic: hlutleysi — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Indonesian: netral — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Indonesian: netralitas — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Interlingua: neutralitate — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Irish: neodracht — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Italian: neutralità — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Japanese: 中立 (chūritsu) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Japanese: 中庸 (chūyō) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Japanese: 中性 (chūsei) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Kazakh: бейтараптық (beitaraptyq) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Korean: 중립 (jungnip) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Northern Kurdish: bêalîtî — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Kyrgyz: бейтараптуулук (beytaraptuuluk) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Lao: ຄວາມເປັນກາງ (khuām pen kāng) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Latin: neutralitas — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Latvian: neitralitāte — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Lithuanian: neutralitetas — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Macedonian: неутра́лност (neutrálnost) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Malay: berkecuali — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Nepali: तटस्थता (taṭasthatā) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nøytralitet — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nøytralitet — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Occitan: neutralitat — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Persian: بیطرفی (bi-tarafi) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Persian: نادرگیری — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Polish: neutralność — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Portuguese: neutralidade — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Romanian: neutralitate — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Russian: нейтралите́т (nejtralitét) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Sanskrit: तटस्थता (taṭasthatā) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Serbo-Croatian: неутра́лно̄ст — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Serbo-Croatian: neutrálnōst — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Slovak: neutralita — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Slovak: nestrannosť — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Slovene: nevtralnost — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Spanish: neutralidad — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Swedish: neutralitet — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Tagalog: neutralidad — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Tajik: бетарафӣ (betarafi) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Thai: ความเป็นกลาง (kwaam-bpen-glaang) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Turkish: tarafsızlık — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Turkish: yansızlık — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Ukrainian: нейтра́льність (nejtrálʹnistʹ) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Ukrainian: нейтраліте́т (nejtralitét) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Urdu: غیر جانبداری (ġair-jānibdārī) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Uzbek: betaraflik — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Vietnamese: trung lập — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Welsh: amhleidiaeth — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Welsh: amhleidioldeb — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Yiddish: נייטראַליטעט (neytralitet) — state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
  • Finnish: samanlaatuisuus — indifference in quality
  • Finnish: tasalaatuisuus — indifference in quality
  • Polish: neutralność — indifference in quality
  • Bulgarian: неутра́лност (neutrálnost) — chemistry: quality or state of being neutral
  • Finnish: neutraalius — chemistry: quality or state of being neutral
  • Bulgarian: неутралите́т (neutralitét) — international law: condition of a nation or government
  • Finnish: puolueettomuus — international law: condition of a nation or government
  • Finnish: neutraliteetti — international law: condition of a nation or government
  • Galician: neutralidade — international law: condition of a nation or government
  • Polish: neutralność — international law: condition of a nation or government
  • Russian: нейтралите́т (nejtralitét) — international law: condition of a nation or government
  • Finnish: puolueettomat — those who are neutral
Real reading context

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