mutuality

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/ˌmjuːtjuˈælɪti//ˌmjuːtʃuˈælɪti/

noun

The property of being mutual.

“The mutuality of mutually assured destruction is key to its function as a deterrent.”

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Meanings

nounmutuality (countable and uncountable, plural mutualities)

plural mutualities

  1. countableuncountableThe property of being mutual.

    The mutuality of mutually assured destruction is key to its function as a deterrent.

    1 more example

    Only between equals can true mutuality or reciprocal relationships develop.

    1986, James S. Tinney, “Why a Black Gay Church?”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 75

    Synonyms: mutualness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe property of being mutual.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna reciprocality of sentiments

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nouna reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian взаимност
  • взаимност (vzaimnost)the property of being mutual
Catalan mutualitat
  • mutualitatthe property of being mutual
Czech vzájemnost
  • vzájemnostthe property of being mutual
Finnish molemminpuolisuus, vastavuoroisuus
  • molemminpuolisuusthe property of being mutual
  • vastavuoroisuusthe property of being mutual
French mutualité
  • mutualitéthe property of being mutual
Greek αμοιβαιότητα
  • αμοιβαιότητα (amoivaiótita)the property of being mutual
Irish cómhalartacht, frithpháirteachas
  • cómhalartachtthe property of being mutual
  • frithpháirteachasthe property of being mutual
Italian mutualità
  • mutualitàthe property of being mutual
Spanish mutualidad
  • mutualidadthe property of being mutual
Swedish ömsesidighet
  • ömsesidighetthe property of being mutual
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APA

mutuality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutuality

MLA

“mutuality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutuality. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mutuality,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutuality.

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