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- [myoo-choo-uh l]
- /ˈmyu tʃu əl/
- /ˈmjuː.tʃu.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [myoo-choo-uh l]
- /ˈmyu tʃu əl/
Definitions of mutual word
- adjective mutual possessed, experienced, performed, etc., by each of two or more with respect to the other; reciprocal: to have mutual respect. 1
- adjective mutual having the same relation each toward the other: to be mutual enemies. 1
- adjective mutual of or relating to each of two or more; held in common; shared: mutual interests. 1
- adjective mutual 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: a mutual company. See also mutual insurance. 1
- noun mutual Informal. a mutual fund. 1
- noun mutual The earliest (15th century) and still a current meaning of mutual is “reciprocal,” specifying the relation of two or more persons or things to each other: Their admiration is mutual. Teachers and students sometimes suffer from a mutual misunderstanding. Mutual soon developed the sense of “having in common, shared”: Their mutual objective is peace. This latter sense has been in use since the 16th century and is entirely standard. It is occasionally criticized, not on the grounds of ambiguity but on the grounds that the later sense development is somehow wrong. Mutual in the sense of “shared” may have been encouraged by the title of Charles Dickens's novel Our Mutual Friend (1864–65), but Dickens was not the innovator. The fact that common also has the sense “ordinary, unexceptional” and “coarse, vulgar” may have contributed to the use of mutual instead of common in designating a shared friend. 1
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Origin of mutual
First appearance:
before 1470 One of the 25% oldest English words
1470-80; < Middle French mutuel < Latin mūtu(us) mutual, reciprocal (mūt(āre) to change (see mutate) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix) + Middle French -el (< Latin -ālis) -al1
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Parts of speech for Mutual
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adjective
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pronoun
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mutual popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mutual usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mutual
adj mutual
- collective — Collective actions, situations, or feelings involve or are shared by every member of a group of people.
- bilateral — Bilateral negotiations, meetings, or agreements, involve only the two groups or countries that are directly concerned.
- reciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- communal — Communal means relating to particular groups in a country or society.
- connected — If one thing is connected with another, there is a link or relationship between them.
adjective mutual
- common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
- interchanged — Simple past tense and past participle of interchange.
- intermutual — (obsolete) mutual.
Antonyms for mutual
adj mutual
- detached — Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.
- distinct — distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from): His private and public lives are distinct.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- sharable — the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
adjective mutual
- dissociated — Simple past tense and past participle of dissociate.
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