■ adjective
1》 not supporting either side in a conflict or dispute; impartial.
↘belonging to an impartial state or group.
2》 dispassionate or inoffensive.
3》 of or denoting a pale grey, cream, or beige colour.
4》 Chemistry neither acid nor alkaline; having a pH of about 7.
5》 electrically neither positive nor negative.
■ noun
1》 an impartial state or person.
2》 a ~ colour or shade.
3》 a disengaged position of gears.
4》 an electrically ~ point, terminal, etc.
Derivatives
~ity noun
~ly adverb
Origin
ME (asnoun): from L. ~is 'of neuter gender', from L. neuter (see neuter ).