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dreary
English
Etymology
From Middle English drery, from Old English dr?ori? (“sad”), from Proto-Germanic *dreuzagaz (“bloody”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?rews- (“to break, break off, crumble”), equivalent to drear +? -y. Cognate with Dutch treurig (“sad, gloomy”), Low German trurig (“sad”), German traurig (“sad, sorrowful, mournful”), Old Norse dreyrigr (“bloody”). Related to Old English dr?or (“blood, falling blood”), Old English drysmian (“to become gloomy”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d???i/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d????i/
- Rhymes: -???i, -??i
Adjective
dreary (comparative drearier or more dreary, superlative dreariest or most dreary)
- Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
- It had rained for three days straight, and the dreary weather dragged the townspeople's spirits down.
- Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary...
- (obsolete) Grievous, dire; appalling.
Derived terms
- drear
- drearihead
- drearihood
- drearily
- dreariment
- dreariness
- drearisome
Translations
Anagrams
- Ardrey, Drayer, yarder, yarred
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neutral
English
Etymology
From Middle French neutral (compare modern French neutre), from Latin neutralis.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?nju?t??l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?nu?t??l/, [?nu?t????l]
Adjective
neutral (comparative more neutral, superlative most neutral)
- Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- Favouring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
- 1711, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times
- The heart can not possibly remain neutral, but constantly takes part one way or the other.
- 1711, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times
- (grammar) Neither positive nor negative.
- Neither beneficial nor harmful.
- c. 1600, Sir John Davies, The Original, Nature, and Immortality of the Sou
- Some things good, and some things ill, do seem, / And neutral some, in her fantastic eye.
- c. 1600, Sir John Davies, The Original, Nature, and Immortality of the Sou
- (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
- Having no obvious colour; gray
- (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
- (chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
Synonyms
- (neither beneficial nor harmful): innocuous
Derived terms
- carbon-neutral, carbon neutral
- neutral section
Translations
Noun
neutral (plural neutrals)
- A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
- A person who takes no side in a dispute.
- An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
- A neutral hue.
- The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
Translations
Anagrams
- Renault, run late, unalert, unalter
Catalan
Adjective
neutral (masculine and feminine plural neutrals)
- neutral
Danish
Adjective
neutral
- neutral
Inflection
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n????t?a?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
neutral (comparative neutraler, superlative am neutralsten)
- neutral
Declension
Further reading
- “neutral” in Duden online
Spanish
Alternative forms
- neutro
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neu?t?al/, [neu??t??al]
Adjective
neutral (plural neutrales)
- neutral
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ne???tr??l/
Adjective
neutral
- neutral
- (grammar) intransitive
Declension
Related terms
- neutralisera
- neutralitet
References
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