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# neutral

«neutral» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not taking any side in an argument, game or war** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (neutral); noun (neutral)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not taking any side in an argument, game or war. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutral/#m1)

2) (science) Neither acid nor alkali (pH 7, like pure water). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutral/#m2)

3) (science) Having no electric charge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutral/#m3)

4) Of colour: not bright; beige, grey, cream. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutral/#m4)

5) (noun) The gear position in a car where the engine is not connected to the wheels. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutral/#m5)

6) Showing no strong feeling (a neutral face). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutral/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In science: neutral solutions have pH 7; neutrons are neutral particles. In sport: a neutral referee; a match at a neutral ground. In history: a neutral country stays out of a war. Phrases: stay neutral, neutral colours, in neutral.

### examples

- The referee must be neutral. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutral/#x1)
- Pure water is neutral, neither acid nor alkali. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutral/#x2)
- Switzerland stayed neutral in the war. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutral/#x3)
- She painted the walls a neutral beige. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutral/#x4)
- Put the car in neutral before starting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutral/#x5)
- His face was neutral, so I could not tell if he was cross. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutral/#x6)
- The final was played at a neutral ground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutral/#x7)

### note

Adjective; noun: neutrality. Verb: neutralise / neutralize (to make neutral, e.g. an acid). For numbers: on the pH scale, 7 is neutral, below 7 is acid, above 7 is alkali. A neutral atom has equal numbers of protons and electrons.

### In the corpora

- [Helpers like the Red Cross and Red Crescent stay neutral so they can reach every side.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/30-refugees-aid-and-sanctions-how-the-world-helps-and-pushes/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «neutral» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutral/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.