noun

• The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.
• (obsolete) Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad.
• (chemistry): The quality or state of being neutral.
• (international law) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.
• Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.