neutral

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
  2. adjective having no personal preference
  3. adjective having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

Etymology

From Middle French neutral (compare modern French neutre), from Latin neutrālis. By surface analysis, neuter + -al.

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