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mutual
[ myoo-choo-uhl ]
adjective
- possessed, experienced, performed, etc., by each of two or more with respect to the other; reciprocal:
to have mutual respect.
- having the same relation each toward the other:
to be mutual enemies.
- of or relating to each of two or more; held in common; shared:
mutual interests.
- having or pertaining to a form of corporate organization in which there are no stockholders, and in which profits, losses, expenses, etc., are shared by members in proportion to the business each transacts with the company: mutual insurance.
a mutual company.
noun
- Informal. a mutual fund.
mutual
/ ˈmjuːtʃʊəl; ˌmjuːtjʊˈælɪtɪ /
adjective
- experienced or expressed by each of two or more people or groups about the other; reciprocal
mutual distrust
- common to or shared by both or all of two or more parties
a mutual friend
mutual interests
- denoting an insurance company, etc, in which the policyholders share the profits and expenses and there are no shareholders
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈmutually, adverb
- mutuality, noun
Other Words From
- mu·tu·al·ly adverb
- non·mu·tu·al adjective
- qua·si-mu·tu·al adjective
- trans·mu·tu·al adjective
- un·mu·tu·al adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of mutual1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He knew I loved him like a big brother, and I knew the feeling was mutual.
Bound together by mutual distrust, both sides end up lashing themselves to the mast of rigid law.
But among ferocious ideologues, similar roots are no guarantee of mutual sympathy when schisms occur.
Sharpton noted that otherwise some of their mutual detractors might suggest that he had played a role in the appointment.
Earlier this year, a mutual friend told me that Peter was being held captive in Syria.
And with some expressions of mutual good-will and interest, master and man separated.
Without any known cause of offence, a tacit acknowledgement of mutual dislike was shewn by Louis and de Patinos.
Such mutual distrust necessarily creates or accompanies a lack of moral courage.
The two enjoyed a mutual understanding from which he was excluded, a private intimacy that was spiritual, mental,— physical.
Suffice it to say, a mutual passion was conceived between the two cousins, and my father persuaded her to elope with him.
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