1. (n.) The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indifference.

2. (n.) Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad.

3. (n.) The quality or state of being neutral. See Neutral.

4. (n.) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.

5. (a.) Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.

Laodiceanism Olympian detachment a wise passiveness abnegation abstinence avoidance avoiding reaction calm calmness chill chilliness circumvention coldness conservatism constraint contemplation contemplative life continence control cool coolness defense mechanism detachment disinterest disinterestedness dispassion dispassionateness do-nothing policy do-nothingism do-nothingness dodge dormancy duck elusion elusiveness equitability equivocation escape evasion evasive action evasiveness evenhandedness evenness fairness fervorlessness forbearance forestalling forestallment frostiness gentleness getting around golden mean halfheartedness happy medium iciness idleness immobility impartiality inaction inactivity indifference indifferentism indifferentness indolence inertia inertness insipidity jink judiciousness juste-milieu justness laissez-aller laissez-faire laissez-faireism lenity loftiness lukewarmness meden agan meditation middle way mildness moderateness moderation moderationism neuterness neutralism neutralness nonintervention noninvolvement nonparticipation nonresistance nonviolence nonviolent resistance nothing in excess objectivity pacifism paralysis passive resistance passive self-annihilation passiveness passivism passivity perfunctoriness policy prevention procrastination prudence quiescence quietism refraining repose restraint self-abnegation self-control self-denial self-restraint selflessness serenity shunning shunting off shy sidestep sidetracking slip sobriety stability stagnancy stagnation standpattism stasis steadiness temperance temperateness tepidness the runaround tranquillity unbias unbiasedness unexcessiveness unextravagance unextremeness unopinionatedness unprejudicedness unselfishness vapidity vegetation via media vita contemplativa waiting game watching and waiting zeallessness zigzag