neutral B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈnuː.tɹəl/ UK /ˈnjuː.tɹəl/ See IPA manual Freq #8002 Meanings 1 adj Not supporting either side in an argument or conflict. Switzerland stayed neutral during the war. 2 adj Having no strong colour, feature, or quality; not noticeable. They painted the walls in neutral colours like beige and grey. 3 noun The position of the gears in a vehicle in which no power goes to the wheels. He put the car in neutral and rolled down the hill. 4 noun A person who does not take sides in a dispute. As a neutral, she was asked to judge the debate fairly. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not supporting either side... impartialunbiased 2 adj · having no strong colour,... achromatic Word family Forms neutrals Derived forms antineutralcarbon-neutralcircumneutralelectroneutralethno-neutralgender-neutralimmunoneutralmetal-neutralnet-neutralneutralinoneutralismneutralist Etymology AI details From Middle French neutral (compare modern French neutre), from Latin neutrālis. By surface analysis, neuter + -al. neutral Middle French neutrālis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # neutral **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnuː.tɹəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnjuː.tɹəl/ **Frequency rank:** 8002 ## Meanings 1. Not supporting either side in an argument or conflict. 2. Having no strong colour, feature, or quality; not noticeable. 3. The position of the gears in a vehicle in which no power goes to the wheels. 4. A person who does not take sides in a dispute. ## Examples - Switzerland stayed neutral during the war. - They painted the walls in neutral colours like beige and grey. - He put the car in neutral and rolled down the hill. - As a neutral, she was asked to judge the debate fairly. ## Derived Forms - antineutral - carbon-neutral - circumneutral - electroneutral - ethno-neutral - gender-neutral - immunoneutral - metal-neutral - net-neutral - neutralino - neutralism - neutralist ## Roots and Affixes - Root: neutral - Root: neutrālis ## Etymology From Middle French neutral (compare modern French neutre), from Latin neutrālis. By surface analysis, neuter + -al. ## AI Etymology Neutral comes from Middle French neutral (compare modern French neutre), from Latin neutrālis. By surface analysis, neuter + -al. The historical chain includes Middle French neutral and Latin neutrālis. Modern senses include not supporting either side in an argument or conflict and having no strong colour, feature, or quality; not noticeable. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antineutral, carbon-neutral, circumneutral, electroneutral, ethno-neutral, and gender-neutral. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Describing Qualities markdown