NEUTRALITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neutrality mean? 

• NEUTRALITY (noun)
  The noun NEUTRALITY has 3 senses:

1. nonparticipation in a dispute or war

2. tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement

3. pH value of 7

  Familiarity information: NEUTRALITY used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEUTRALITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nonparticipation in a dispute or war

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("neutrality" is a kind of...):

non-engagement; non-involvement; nonparticipation (withdrawing from the activities of a group)

Derivation:

neutral (not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest)

neutralist (an advocate of neutrality in international affairs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

disinterest; neutrality

Hypernyms ("neutrality" is a kind of...):

tolerance (willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others)

Derivation:

neutral (having no personal preference)

Sense 3

Meaning:

PH value of 7

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("neutrality" is a kind of...):

pH; pH scale ((from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is more basic and less than 7 is more acidic))

Derivation:

neutral (having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive)

 Context examples 

The attitude of the greater part of the public might be described as one of attentive neutrality.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Between White Fang and them existed a neutrality and no more.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

If not amity, at least neutrality must obtain.

(White Fang, by Jack London)