a neuter noun

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• Neuter — Neu ter, a. [L., fr. ne not + uter whether; akin to E. whether. See {No}, and {Whether}, and cf. {Neither}.] 1. Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] In all our undertakings God will be …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• neuter — 1. adjective /ˈnjuːtə,ˈnuːtɚ,ˈnjuːtɚ/ a) Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral. In all our undertakings God will be either our friend or our enemy; for Providence never stands neuter. b) Having a form belonging… …   Wiktionary

• noun — n. 1) to decline, inflect a noun 2) an abstract; attributive; collective; common; count; mass, uncountable; predicate; proper; verbal noun 3) a feminine; masculine; neuter noun * * * [naʊn] attributive collective common count inflect a noun …   Combinatory dictionary

• neuter — neu|ter1 [ˈnju:tə US ˈnu:tər] adj technical [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: neither , from ne not + uter which of two ] a neuter noun, ↑pronoun etc belongs to a class of words that have different ↑inflections from ↑masculine or ↑feminine words …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• neuter — [[t]nju͟ːtə(r), AM nu͟ːt [/t]] neuters, neutering, neutered 1) VERB: usu passive When an animal is neutered, its reproductive organs are removed so that it cannot create babies. [have n V ed] We ask the public to have their dogs neutered and keep …   English dictionary

• neuter — 1 adjective 1 plants or animals that are neuter have undeveloped sex organs or no sex organs 2 technical a neuter noun, pronoun etc belongs to a class of words that have different inflections (inflection (1)) from masculine (4) or feminine (2)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Neuter — Neu ter, n. 1. A person who takes no part in a contest; one who is either indifferent to a cause or forbears to interfere; a neutral. [1913 Webster] The world s no neuter; it will wound or save. Young. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) (a) A noun of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• neuter — ► ADJECTIVE 1) Grammar (of a noun) not masculine, feminine, or common. 2) (of an animal) lacking developed sexual organs, or having had them removed. 3) (of a plant or flower) having neither functional pistils nor stamens. ► NOUN Grammar ▪ a… …   English terms dictionary

• noun — ADJECTIVE ▪ plural, singular ▪ ‘Sheep’ is both a singular and a plural noun. ▪ countable ▪ mass, uncountable ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• Noun class — Grammatical categories Animacy Aspect Case Clusivity Definiteness Degree of comparison Evidentiality Focus …   Wikipedia

• neuter — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English neutre, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French neutre, from Latin neuter, literally, neither, from ne not + uter which of two more at no, whether Date: 14th century 1. a. of, relating to, or constituting… …   New Collegiate Dictionary