mutual
UK/ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/
mutual adjective: having the same relationship, each to each other.
Adjective
mutual (comparative more mutual, superlative most mutual)
- Having the same relationship, each to each other.
- They were mutual enemies.
- Collective, done or held in common.
- Mutual insurance.
- Synonyms:
- shared
- Reciprocal.
- They had mutual fear of each other.
- Possessed in common.
- They had been introduced by a mutual friend.
- 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
- Owned by the members.
Noun
mutual (plural mutuals)
- A mutual fund.
- A mutual organization.
- Either of a pair of people who follow each other's social media accounts.
- Synonyms:
- moot
mutual meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
mutual in Hindi
- mutual
- आपस āpas, परस्पर paraspar
mutual in Tamil
- ஒன்றுக்கொன்று, ஒன்றுக்கொன்று ஒத்த, ஒருவருக்கு ஒருவர், ஒருவர்க் கொருவர் இசைவான, பரிமாற்றமுடைய, இதரேதர
mutual in Marathi
- mutual; reciprocal; involving or shared by each other
- परस्पर paraspar
mutual in Urdu
- mutual, shared, reciprocal, together
- باہمی bāhamī
More languagesFewer languages
- mutual in Bengali
- অন্যোন্য onnōnno
- mutual in Telugu
- అన్యోన్యము anyōnyamu
- mutual in Malayalam
- പരസ്പര paraspara
- mutual in Kannada
- ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯ, ಪರಸ್ಪರ, ಒಬ್ಬರಿಗೊಬ್ಬರು, ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯ ಸಂಬಂಧವುಳ್ಳ
- mutual in Punjabi
- ਆਪਸੀ
- mutual in Gujarati
- પરસ્પર
- mutual in Odia
- ପରସ୍ପର paraspara
- mutual in Sanskrit
- अन्योन्य anyonya
- mutual in Nepali
- पारस्परिक, आपसी
- mutual in Arabic
- مُتَبَادَل mutabādal
Examples of mutual in a sentence
- The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight.
- The front load on these mutual funds is a steep five percent.
- The parts are welded together at points of mutual contact to form a handleably integrated structure.
Synonyms of mutual
Forms of mutual
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more mutual |
| superlative | most mutual |
| alternative abbreviation | mut. |
| alternative form (obsolete) | mutuall |
| Noun | |
| plural | mutuals |
Origin of mutual
Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus. Displaced native Old English ġemǣne.
Words formed from mutual
- automutual
- intermutual
- mutual admiration society
- mutual assured destruction
- mutual combat
- mutual consent
- mutual friend
- mutual inductance
- mutual induction
- mutual information
- mutual insurance
- mutualisation
- mutualist
- mutualistic
- mutuality
- mutualization
- mutualize
- mutually
- mutual masturbation
- mutualness
- mutual savings bank
- mutual society
- mutual tidal locking
- mutual understanding
- mutual will
- nonmutual
- transmutual
- unmutual
Phrases with mutual
- mutual fund
- mutual funds
- mutual wills
- mutual combats
- mutual friends
- mutual consents
- mutual consented
- mutual societies
- mutual consenting
- mutual inductances
- mutual informations
- mutual organization
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Questions about mutual
- What does mutual mean?
- Mutual means having the same relationship, each to each other.
- What is mutual in Hindi?
- Mutual in Hindi is आपस (āpas), परस्पर (paraspar). See Mutual meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is mutual?
- Mutual can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce mutual?
- Mutual is pronounced /ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/ (UK).
Words near mutual in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mutual (page history and authors); आपस (Hindi) (page history and authors); mutual (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); परस्पर (Marathi) (page history and authors); باہمی (Urdu) (page history and authors); অন্যোন্য (Bengali) (page history and authors); అన్యోన్యము (Telugu) (page history and authors); mutual (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mutual (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mutual (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ପରସ୍ପର (Odia) (page history and authors); mutual (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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