neutrality
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (3)
- nonparticipation in a dispute or warType of non-engagement, nonparticipation
- tolerance attributable to a lack of involvementSynonyms: disinterestType of tolerance
- pH value of 7Type of pH, pH scale
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: Cf. F. neutralité.
1. The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indifference.
Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects.— Joseph Addison
2. Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad. obsolete John Donne
3. Chemistry The quality or state of being neutral. See Neutral, adjective, 4.
4. International Law The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.
5. Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.
Armed neutrality, the condition of a neutral power, in time of war, which holds itself ready to resist by force any aggression of either belligerent.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54