Neutrality
[njuː'trælɪtɪ] or [nu'træləti]
Definition
(noun.) nonparticipation in a dispute or war.
(noun.) pH value of 7.
Typist: Marcus--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indifference.
(n.) Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad.
(n.) The quality or state of being neutral. See Neutral, a., 4.
(a.) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.
(a.) Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Non-interference, indifference
ANT:Interference, activity
Editor: Megan
Examples
- Mr. Horrock looked before him with as complete a neutrality as if he had been a portrait by a great master. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Trust me, replied she, I will preserve a strict neutrality. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- So far from asking you for interference, I merely wish to claim your strict neutrality. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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