mutual
Having the same relationship, each to each other.
Example
“They were mutual enemies.”
Other meanings
Collective, done or held in common.
“Mutual insurance.”
Possessed in common.
“They had been introduced by a mutual friend.”
Synonyms
- common
Related words
- mutual admiration society
- mutual assured destruction
- mutual combat
- mutual friend
- mutual inductance
- mutual induction
- mutual information
- mutual insurance
- mutual masturbation
- mutual savings bank
- mutual society
- mutual understanding
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "mūtuus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “mutual” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.