neutraali — meaning in English

English meaning

• anodyne adjective Deliberately bland and inoffensive, so mild that it cannot upset or interest anyone.
• neuter adj Not aligned with either side; neither one thing nor the other.
• neutral adj Not taking sides in a conflict, dispute, or war.

Senses

neutraali is used for these senses in English:

• anodyne (by extension) Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate. [from 20th c.]
• neuter (now, uncommon) Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.
• neutral Neither beneficial nor harmful.
• neutral Having no obvious colour; gray.
• neutral (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
• neutral (chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.

anodyne — full definition

1. adjective Deliberately bland and inoffensive, so mild that it cannot upset or interest anyone.
2. noun Something that soothes distress or takes the edge off pain.
3. adjective Relieving pain.

neuter — full definition

1. adj Not aligned with either side; neither one thing nor the other.
2. adj In grammar, belonging to a gender that is neither masculine nor feminine.
3. verb To remove an animal's reproductive organs so it cannot breed.
4. verb To greatly weaken or reduce the effect of something.

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