neutrality en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /njuːˈtɹæləti/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /nuˈtɹæləti/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle French neutralité, from Medieval Latin neutralitas. Morphologically neutral + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.
And what happineſs is there in a ſtorm of paſſions? On this account the Scepticks affected an indifferent æquipondious neutrality as the only means to their Ataraxia, and freedom from paßionate diſturbances.
1665, Joseph Glanvill, chapter XXVII, in Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science; in an Essay of the Vanity of Dogmatizing, and Confident Opinion with a Reply to the Exceptions of the Learned Thomas Albius, London: E. Cotes, page 168:The official pretence of a scrupulous solicitude to maintain neutrality is flagrantly insincere.
1856 June 14, “England and America”, in The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science, and Art, volume 2, number 33, London: John W. Parker and Son, page 141:Lizzo, who is known for messages of self-love and wider acceptance, has recently said as much as she shared that she is encouraging a stance of body neutrality for herself and others.
2023 May 29, Madeline Holcombe, “Lizzo is teaching us about body neutrality. Here is what it means and how to get there”, in CNN:Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects.
1709, Joseph Addison, The Tatler:
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(obsolete, uncountable, usually) Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad.
There is no health; physicians say that we At best enjoy but a neutrality.
1611, John Donne, An Anatomy of the World:
- (uncountable, usually) The quality or state of being neutral.
- (qualifier:international law, uncountable, usually) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.
- (uncountable, usually) Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| neutralities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
antineutrality · exegetical neutrality · positive neutrality · armed neutrality · carbon neutrality · thermoneutrality · climate neutrality · nutrient neutrality · quasineutrality · proneutrality · electroneutrality · gender neutrality · superneutrality · nonneutrality
Relateds
network neutrality · net neutrality · NN · internet neutrality
Synonyms
Translations (95)
sh neutrálnōst (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · be нэўтралітэ́т (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · sh неутра́лно̄ст (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · gl neutralidade (international law: condition of a nation or government) · ru нейтралите́т (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · fr neutralité (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · uk нейтраліте́т (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · fi samanlaatuisuus (indifference in quality) · ja 中性 (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · af neutraliteit (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · uz betaraflik (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · sv neutralitet (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · nn nøytralitet (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · cmn 中立 (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · yi נייטראַליטעט (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · eu neutraltasun (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · es neutralidad (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · tl neutralidad (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · no nøytralitet (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · de Neutralität (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · he ניטרליות (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · hy չեզոքություն (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · da neutralitet (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · it neutralità (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · sk nestrannosť (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · ga neodracht (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · lo ຄວາມເປັນກາງ (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · bg неутралите́т (international law: condition of a nation or government) · pl neutralność (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · ka ნეიტრალობა (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · ja 中立 (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · fi puolueettomat (those who are neutral) · vi trung lập (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · sq asnjanësi (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · cy amhleidiaeth (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · ky бейтараптуулук (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · el ουδετερότητα (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · fi neutraalius (chemistry: quality or state of being neutral) · fi neutraliteetti (international law: condition of a nation or government) · ja 中庸 (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · ka ნეიტრალიტეტი (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · tr yansızlık (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · he אֲדִישׁוּת (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · eo neŭtraleco (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · pl neutralność (indifference in quality) · ne तटस्थता (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · gl neutralidade (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · th ความเป็นกลาง (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · pl neutralność (international law: condition of a nation or government) · cy amhleidioldeb (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · hu semlegesség (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · hi निरपेक्षता (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · oc neutralitat (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · ru нейтралите́т (international law: condition of a nation or government) · az bitərəflik (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · fa نادرگیری (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · cs neutralita (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · hu közömbösség (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · hi तटस्थता (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · sl nevtralnost (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · ro neutralitate (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · et neutraliteet (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · kk бейтараптық (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · bg неутра́лност (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · ar حِيَاد (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · lt neutralitetas (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · id netralitas (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · fi puolueettomuus (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · sk neutralita (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · ca neutralitat (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · lv neitralitāte (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · nl neutraliteit (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · ast neutralidá (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · pt neutralidade (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · mk неутра́лност (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · tr tarafsızlık (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · is hlutleysi (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · fi neutraliteetti (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · la neutralitas (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · ia neutralitate (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · id netral (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · fi tasalaatuisuus (indifference in quality) · ur غیر جانبداری (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · az neytrallıq (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · uk нейтра́льність (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · sq neutralitet (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · tg бетарафӣ (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · fi puolueettomuus (international law: condition of a nation or government) · be нейтралітэ́т (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · kmr bêalîtî (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · ko 중립 (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · ms berkecuali (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · bg неутра́лност (chemistry: quality or state of being neutral) · fa بیطرفی (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) · sa तटस्थता (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side)