Neutral — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute

having no personal preference

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈuːtɹəl/

🇬🇧British English

/njˈuːtɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/njˈuːtɹəl/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈuːtɹəl/.

Examples

impersonal criticism
a neutral observer
inert matter

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indifferent impersonal electroneutral inert achromatic

Antonyms

negative chromatic positive

Parts of Speech

noun	one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
adjective	having no personal preference “impersonal criticism”
adjective	having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive “inert matter”
adjective	not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest
adjective	possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
adjective	having no hue “neutral colors like black or white”
adjective	lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics “a neutral personality that made no impression whatever”
adjective	having no net electric charge

Word Forms

neutral	adjective	not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest
neutrality	noun	tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement
neutral	noun	one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
achromatize	verb	remove color from

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

neutre

celui qui ne se range du côté d'aucune partie dans une guerre ou un conflit

🇮🇹Italian

neutro

uno che non si schiera con nessuna parte in una guerra o controversia

🇳🇱Dutch

neutrale

iemand die in een oorlog of geschil geen partij kiest voor welke partij dan ook

🇵🇹Portuguese

neutro

aquele que não fica do lado de nenhuma parte em uma guerra ou disputa

🇷🇺Russian

нейтральный

тот, кто не принимает сторону какой-либо стороны в войне или споре

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तटस्थ

जो युद्ध या विवाद में किसी पक्ष का पक्ष नहीं लेता

🇧🇩Bengali

নিরপেক্ষ

যে যুদ্ধ বা বিবাদে কোন পক্ষের পাশে থাকে না

🇮🇳Tamil

நடுநிலை

ஒரு போரிலோ அல்லது சர்ச்சையிலோ எந்தக் கட்சிக்கும் பக்கபலமாக இருக்காதவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

తటస్థ

యుద్ధం లేదా వివాదంలో ఏ పక్షం వైపు ఉండని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

तटस्थ

जो युद्धात किंवा वादात कोणत्याही पक्षाची बाजू घेत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

તટસ્થ

જે યુદ્ધ અથવા વિવાદમાં કોઈપણ પક્ષનો સાથ આપતો નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಟಸ್ಥ

ಯುದ್ಧ ಅಥವಾ ವಿವಾದದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಪರವಾಗಿ ನಿಲ್ಲದವನು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിഷ്പക്ഷ

യുദ്ധത്തിലോ തർക്കത്തിലോ ഒരു കക്ഷിയുടെയും പക്ഷം ചേരാത്ത ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਪੱਖ

ਉਹ ਜੋ ਜੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਵਾਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਧਿਰ ਦਾ ਸਾਥ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿੰਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر جانبدار

وہ جو جنگ یا تنازعہ میں کسی فریق کا ساتھ نہیں دیتا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

中性的

在战争或争端中不站在任何一方的人

🇯🇵Japanese

中性

戦争や紛争でどの当事者にも味方しない人

🇰🇷Korean

중립적

전쟁이나 분쟁에서 어느 쪽의 편도 들지 않는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trung lập

người không đứng về phía bất kỳ bên nào trong chiến tranh hoặc tranh chấp

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นกลาง

ผู้ที่ไม่เข้าข้างฝ่ายใดฝ่ายหนึ่งในสงครามหรือข้อพิพาท

🇮🇩Indonesian

netral

orang yang tidak memihak pihak mana pun dalam perang atau perselisihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حيادي

من لا ينحاز إلى أي طرف في حرب أو نزاع

🇮🇷Persian

خنثی

کسی که در جنگ یا اختلاف با هیچ طرفی طرف نمی شود

🇹🇷Turkish

doğal

bir savaşta veya anlaşmazlıkta herhangi bir tarafın yanında yer almayan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

נֵטרָלִי

מי שאינו מצדד באף צד במלחמה או במחלוקת

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