Meanings
adjectivemutual (comparative more mutual, superlative most mutual)
comparative more mutual · superlative most mutual · alternative abbreviation mut. · alternative obsolete mutuall
- Having the same relationship, each to each other.
They were mutual enemies.
- Reciprocal.
They had mutual fear of each other.
- Possessed in common.
They had been introduced by a mutual friend.
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On his area the pursuer built a dwelling-house, of which the gable and garden-wall were mutual with his neighbour Smith […]
1809, Faculty of Advocates (Scotland), Decisions of the Court of Sessions, from 1752 to 1808, page 216 - businessOwned by the members.
nounmutual (plural mutuals)
plural mutuals · alternative abbreviation mut. · alternative obsolete mutuall
- A mutual fund.
- businessA mutual organization.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCollective, done or held in common.
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nounEither of a pair of people who follow each other's social media accounts.
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adjectiveconcerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
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Origin
- Latinmūtuus
- Middle Frenchmutuel
- Englishmutual
Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus. Displaced native Old English ġemǣne.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُتَبَادَل
- مُتَبَادَل (mutabādal)having the same relationship, each to each other
Bulgarian взаимен, общ
- взаимен (vzaimen)reciprocal
- общ (obšt)possessed in common
- съвместен (săvmesten)possessed in common
- взаимен (vzaimen)relating to a form of mutual insurance or financial institution
Catalan mutu, mutu
- mutuhaving the same relationship, each to each other
- mutupossessed in common
Chinese Mandarin 相互, 共同
- 相互 (xiānghù)having the same relationship, each to each other
- 共同 (gòngtóng)possessed in common
- 互關 /互关 (hùguān)mutual follower
- 壺關 /壶关 (húguān)mutual follower
Czech vzájemný
- vzájemnýhaving the same relationship, each to each other
Danish gensidig, gensidig
- gensidighaving the same relationship, each to each other
- gensidigreciprocal
- fællespossessed in common
Dutch wederzijds
- wederzijdshaving the same relationship, each to each other
Esperanto reciproka, reciproka
- reciprokahaving the same relationship, each to each other
- reciprokareciprocal
- komunapossessed in common
Finnish keskinäinen, molemminpuolinen
- keskinäinenhaving the same relationship, each to each other
- molemminpuolinenhaving the same relationship, each to each other
- keskinäinenreciprocal
- molemminpuolinenreciprocal
- vastavuoroinenreciprocal
- yhteinenpossessed in common
- keskinäinenrelating to a form of mutual insurance or financial institution
French mutuel, mutuel
- mutuelhaving the same relationship, each to each other
- mutuelreciprocal
- mutuelrelating to a form of mutual insurance or financial institution
German wechselseitig, gegenseitig
- wechselseitighaving the same relationship, each to each other
- gegenseitighaving the same relationship, each to each other
- beiderseitighaving the same relationship, each to each other
- wechselseitigreciprocal
- gegenseitigreciprocal
- gemeinsampossessed in common
- gemeinschaftlichpossessed in common
- Gemeinschafts-possessed in common
- gegenseitigrelating to a form of mutual insurance or financial institution
Greek αμοιβαίος, κοινός
- αμοιβαίος (amoivaíos)having the same relationship, each to each other
- κοινός (koinós)having the same relationship, each to each other
- αμοιβαίος (amoivaíos)reciprocal
- αλληλοπαθής (allilopathís)reciprocal
- κοινός (koinós)possessed in common
- αμοιβαίος (amoivaíos)relating to a form of mutual insurance or financial institution
Hungarian kölcsönös, ellenoldali
- kölcsönöshaving the same relationship, each to each other
- ellenoldalireciprocal
- közösrelating to a form of mutual insurance or financial institution
Icelandic gagnkvæmur, gagnkvæmur
- gagnkvæmurhaving the same relationship, each to each other
- gagnkvæmurreciprocal
- sameiginlegurpossessed in common
Irish frithpháirteach
- frithpháirteachrelating to a form of mutual insurance or financial institution
Italian mutuo, vicendevole
- mutuohaving the same relationship, each to each other
- vicendevolehaving the same relationship, each to each other
- reciprocoreciprocal
- vicendevolereciprocal
- vicendevolepossessed in common
Japanese 相互, 互いの
- 相互 (sōgo)having the same relationship, each to each other
- 互いの (tagai no)having the same relationship, each to each other
Korean 서로의
- 서로의 (seoroui)having the same relationship, each to each other
Latin mūtuus, mutuus
- mūtuushaving the same relationship, each to each other
- mutuusreciprocal
Lithuanian savitarpinis
- savitarpinisreciprocal
Norwegian gjensidig, gjensidig
- gjensidighaving the same relationship, each to each other
- gjensidigreciprocal
- fellespossessed in common
Polish wzajemny, obopólny
- wzajemnyhaving the same relationship, each to each other
- obopólnyreciprocal
- wzajemnyreciprocal
- wspólnypossessed in common
Portuguese mútuo, recíproco
- mútuohaving the same relationship, each to each other
- recíprocoreciprocal
- mútuopossessed in common
Romanian mutual, reciproc
- mutualhaving the same relationship, each to each other
- reciprochaving the same relationship, each to each other
- reciprocreciprocal
Russian взаи́мный, взаи́мный
- взаи́мный (vzaímnyj)having the same relationship, each to each other
- взаи́мный (vzaímnyj)reciprocal
- обою́дный (obojúdnyj)reciprocal
- о́бщий (óbščij)possessed in common
- обою́дный (obojúdnyj)relating to a form of mutual insurance or financial institution
Spanish mutuo, mutual
- mutuohaving the same relationship, each to each other
- mutualhaving the same relationship, each to each other
- recíprocoreciprocal
- mutualreciprocal
Swedish ömsesidig
- ömsesidighaving the same relationship, each to each other
Turkish ortak, karşılıklı
- ortakhaving the same relationship, each to each other
- karşılıklıreciprocal
- ortakpossessed in common
- ortakrelating to a form of mutual insurance or financial institution
Ukrainian взає́мний, взає́мний
- взає́мний (vzajémnyj)having the same relationship, each to each other
- взає́мний (vzajémnyj)reciprocal
- обопі́льний (obopílʹnyj)reciprocal
- спі́льний (spílʹnyj)possessed in common
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