neutral
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- adjective
- /ˈnjuːtrəl/
- She chose a neutral shade for her living room curtains to match the furniture.
- a neutral color
- neutral gray
- a neutral set
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Watch on YouTubeMy favorite shades are Nearly rose, nearly neutral, and nearly apricot.
- My favorite shades are Nearly rose, nearly neutral, and nearly apricot.
- The hues are very often neutral or quite muted.
- This is more yellow, This is really neutral, and then this is more red.
- I'm going to be mixing the shade camo and neutral tan to get my shade.
- But mint green with these brown neutral tones just can't go wrong.
- This is like the grunge neutral girls dream full of Browns.
Examples
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OK, so this is kind of like a neutral beige colour.
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I was shaving when I got it and glanced at the pale neutral wall beside the mirror.
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I want to take a look at this neutral brown right there.
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It's a calm and neutral color.
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What's a good, neutral background?
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It's for Mac, and it is a really neutral nude color.
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Meh, which is a really neutral light brown.
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And this is just a really nice kind of like neutral toned brown shade.
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This is just like a fairly neutral beige matte shadow.
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And on my lips, I'm using a somewhat neutral, borderline rosy brown.
Synonyms
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A color like beige or grey that does not draw attention
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Colors that do not have any hue, like black, white, and gray
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Something that has no color and looks grey or pale
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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Very strong clear alcohol used to make drinks like gin or liqueurs
- Archaic
An international language made to help people from different countries talk
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Morphology
neutral = neuter (semi-transparent) = neuter + al
The color sense is an extended, somewhat metaphoric use of 'neither' (lacking strong hue), so the connection to 'neuter' is clear but requires semantic extension.
Etymology
Neutral comes from the Latin neuter 'neither of the two', so a neutral color is one that is 'neither' bright nor strong. That's why neutral tones like gray or beige match many other colors.