English → Latin
“neutrality” in Latin
quiēsthe rest of sleep, repose; quiet, calm, lull, peace, cessation from labor; dreamōtiumtime free from activity: leisure, free time; time avoiding activity: idleness, inactivity; peace, repose, quiet, quietne
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
neutrality
neutrius partis, or neutrarum partium studium; from the context also quies or otium. By his neutrality he neither escaped the hatred of the people nor acquired the favor of the Senate, medium se gerendo nec plebis vitavit odium, nec apud patres gratiam iniit: to observe neutrality [Vid: To be or remain NEUTRAL]: to observe an armed neutrality, *cum armis quiescere: to allow no neutrality, media tollere; to anyone, medium aliquem esse non sinere: to force a country to observe neutrality, facere, ut regio sit media or sit neutrius partis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for neutrality?
- The usual Latin words for “neutrality” are quiēs, ōtium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.