different between unexciting vs neutral
unexciting
English
Etymology
un- +? exciting
Adjective
unexciting (comparative more unexciting, superlative most unexciting)
- Not exciting
- 1992 April 5, "The Full House", Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 2:
- B. Wooster: Of all the places on this great planet of ours, West Neck, Long Island, has chosen to be the most unexciting. The last time anything remotely interesting happened here was in 1842, when a tree fell over. They still talk about it in the village.
- 1992 April 5, "The Full House", Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 2:
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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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- what neutralizes stomach acid
- what neutralizes battery acid
- what neutralizes dog urine
- what neutralizes cat urine
- what neutralizes pepper spray
- what neutralizes ammonia
- what neutralizes muriatic acid
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