adjective
- not supporting either side in a conflict, argument, or competition
- having no strongly marked characteristics; bland or unremarkable
- neither acidic nor alkaline; having a pH of 7
Usage: chemistry
noun
- a person or country that remains neutral, especially in a war
- a gear position in which no power is transmitted from the engine to the wheels
Usage: automotive
Examples
- Switzerland remained neutral during World War II.
- The judge must remain neutral and not favor either side.
- She chose neutral colors like beige and gray for the living room.
- The solution has a neutral pH of 7.
- Put the car in neutral before starting the engine.
- The mediator took a neutral stance during the negotiations.
- His neutral expression revealed nothing about his thoughts.
- The atom becomes neutral when it gains an electron.