neutrality

[ noo-tral-i-tee, nyoo- ]

noun

1. the state of being neutral.
2. the policy or status of a nation that does not participate in a war between other nations:

   the continuous neutrality of Switzerland.

3. neutral status, as of a seaport during a war.

neutrality

/ njuːˈtrælɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state or character of being neutral, esp in a dispute, contest, etc
2. the condition of being chemically or electrically neutral

Other Words From

• anti·neu·trali·ty noun
• nonneu·trali·ty noun
• semi·neu·trali·ty noun
• unneu·trali·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of neutrality¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; neutral, -ity

Example Sentences

Platforms would qualify for immunity only if the companies “meet high standards of neutrality, transparency, fairness and nondiscrimination,” Trump said.

From Los Angeles Times

While every honest observer knows this, the baseline neutrality that undergirds fact-checking prevents the fact-checkers from saying so; moreover, it requires them to pretend not just that each party is equally apt to lie to voters, but that the scope, intent, and implications of these lies are somehow functionally equivalent.

From Slate

Instead, it hollowed out newsrooms while privileging callow plutocrats who smarmily inform us that civility and neutrality will cure the crisis that they and their peers created.

From Slate

If these people can be persuaded at all, they will be persuaded not by neutrality, but by narrative.

From Slate

However, Wardlaw wrote in her ruling that the state failed to show that its nonsectarian requirement is “narrowly tailored to serve” the interest of religious neutrality.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• disinterest
• noninterference