neutrality
UK/njuːˈtɹæləti//nuˈtɹæləti/
neutrality noun: the state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.
Noun
neutrality (usually uncountable, plural neutralities)
- 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.1665, Joseph Glanvill, chapter XXVII, in Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science; in an Essay of the Vanity of Dogmatizing, and Confident Opinion with a Reply to the Exceptions...
- Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects.1709, Joseph Addison, The Tatler
- Synonyms:
- indifferent, on the fence
- Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad.
- There is no health; physicians say that we
At best enjoy but a neutrality.1611, John Donne, An Anatomy of the World
- There is no health; physicians say that we
- The quality or state of being neutral.
- The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.
- Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.
neutrality meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
neutrality in Hindi
- state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
- तटस्थता taṭasthatā, निरपेक्षता nirpekṣatā
neutrality in Tamil
- நடுநிலை, நடுநிலைமை, பாரபட்சம் இன்மை, ஒருபாற் கோடாமை, நொதுமை
neutrality in Marathi
- तटस्थता
neutrality in Urdu
- state of being neutral; taking no part on either side
- غیر جانبداری ġair-jānibdārī
More languagesFewer languages
- neutrality in Bengali
- নিরপেক্ষতা
- neutrality in Telugu
- తటస్థత
- neutrality in Malayalam
- നിഷ്പക്ഷത niṣpakṣata
- neutrality in Kannada
- ತಟಸ್ಥತೆ, ತಟಸ್ಥತೆಯು
- neutrality in Punjabi
- ਨਿਰਪੱਖਤਾ
- neutrality in Gujarati
- તટસ્થતા taṭasthatā, તટસ્થપણું taṭasthapṇũ, નિષ્પક્ષતા niṣpakṣatā, નિષ્પક્ષપણું niṣpakṣapṇũ
- neutrality in Odia
- ନିରପେକ୍ଷତା, ତଟସ୍ଥତା
- neutrality in Sanskrit
- तटस्थता taṭasthatā
- neutrality in Nepali
- तटस्थता taṭasthatā
- neutrality in Tagalog
- neutralidad
- neutrality in Arabic
- حِيَاد ḥiyād
- neutrality in Malay
- berkecuali
- neutrality in Indonesian
- netral, netralitas
- neutrality in Persian
- بیطرفی bi-tarafi, نادرگیری
- neutrality in Thai
- ความเป็นกลาง kwaam-bpen-glaang
- neutrality in Vietnamese
- trung lập
Examples of neutrality in a sentence
- The official pretence of a scrupulous solicitude to maintain neutrality is flagrantly insincere.1856 June 14, “England and America”, in The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science, and Art, volume 2, number 33, London: John W....
- Lizzo, who is known for messages of self-love and wider acceptance, has recently said as much as she shared that she is encouraging a stance of body neutrality for herself and others.2023 May 29, Madeline Holcombe, “Lizzo is teaching us about body neutrality. Here is what it means and how to get there”, in CNN:
Synonyms of neutrality
Forms of neutrality
| plural | neutralities |
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Origin of neutrality
From Middle French neutralité, from Medieval Latin neutralitas. Morphologically neutral + -ity.
Words formed from neutrality
Questions about neutrality
- What does neutrality mean?
- Neutrality means the state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.
- What is neutrality in Hindi?
- Neutrality in Hindi is तटस्थता (taṭasthatā), निरपेक्षता (nirpekṣatā). See Neutrality meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use neutrality in a sentence?
- The official pretence of a scrupulous solicitude to maintain neutrality is flagrantly insincere.
- What part of speech is neutrality?
- Neutrality is a noun.
- How do you pronounce neutrality?
- Neutrality is pronounced /njuːˈtɹæləti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of neutrality?
- The plural of neutrality is neutralities.
Words near neutrality in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: neutrality (page history and authors); neutrality (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); neutrality (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neutrality (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); neutrality (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); നിഷ്പക്ഷത (Malayalam) (page history and authors); neutrality (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neutrality (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); તટસ્થતા (Gujarati) (page history and authors); neutrality (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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