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mutual

adjective · noun

Simple meaning

Having the same relationship, each to each other.

Pronunciation

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myoochoouhl

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈmjutʃuəl

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. Having the same relationship, each to each other.

  2. Collective, done or held in common.

  3. Reciprocal.

  4. Possessed in common.

noun

  1. A mutual fund.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Having the same relationship, each to each other.

Used this way, mutual is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in relationships contexts.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Where it naturally appears

  • Relationships

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More ways to use mutual

  • “They both expressed a mutual desire to work together on the project.”

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Mutual

mutual fund

Concerning

mutual insurance

Other combinations

mutual understandingmutual friendmutual respectmutual benefitmutual agreementmutual assistance

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • mutuallyadverbDerived adverb

    In a mutual or shared manner.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • mutual fundnounCompound term

    The pooled money that is invested in assets.

  • mutual fund companynounCompound term

    A regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares.

  • mutual inductancenounCompound term

    A measure of the induction between two circuits.

  • mutual inductionnounCompound term

    Generation of electromotive forces in each other by two adjacent circuits.

  • mutual oppositionnounCompound term

    A relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies.

  • mutual resemblancenounCompound term

    Symmetrical resemblance.

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