neutral
neut·ral
adjective
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of no distinctive quality or characteristics or type
8.
lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics
- “a neutral personality that made no impression whatever”
noun
Origin
From Middle French neutral (compare modern French neutre), from Latin neutrālis. By surface analysis, neuter + -al.
Phrases
- borrowed neutral
- carbon neutral
- chaotic neutral
- gender neutral
- grain neutral spirit
- grape neutral spirit
- lawful neutral
- lost neutral
- metal neutral
- neutral alcohol
- neutral area
- shared neutral
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