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neutrality

noun
/njuːˈtɹæləti/UK/nuˈtɹæləti/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from neutralité

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being neutral

    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.
    • Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects.
    • The official pretence of a scrupulous solicitude to maintain neutrality is flagrantly insincere.

  2. Indifference in quality

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

    • There is no health; physicians say that we At best enjoy but a neutrality.

  3. The quality or state of being neutral.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or…

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

    2. Those who are neutral

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

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Derived

antineutrality, armed neutrality, carbon neutrality, climate neutrality, electroneutrality, exegetical neutrality, gender neutrality, nonneutrality, nutrient neutrality, positive neutrality, proneutrality, quasineutrality, superneutrality, thermoneutrality

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for neutrality. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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