neutralnessn.
/ˈnjuːtr(ə)lnəs/, U.S. /ˈn(j)utrəlnəs/ rare.
1. The condition of being genderless or sexless.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > gender > [noun] > neuter word or form > quality or condition of
neutrality1659
neutralness1865
neuterness1899
1865 J. Grote Exploratio Philosophica Pt. I i. 50 Grammatical gender, as compared with the notion of actual sex and of neutralness or absence of personality.
2. = neutrality n. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [noun] > middle course > condition of
neutralityc1475
middleness1841
neutralness1973
1973 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 42 206/2 What he can expect is a neutralness and detachment, something bordering on unconcern.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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