mutual B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmjuːtʃuːəl/ UK /ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/ See IPA manual Freq #5734 Meanings 1 adj Felt or done by each of two or more people towards the other; reciprocal. The two leaders treated each other with mutual respect. 2 adj Shared by two or more people. We were introduced by a mutual friend. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · felt or done by each of two... reciprocal 2 adj · shared by two or more people. commonshared More jointreciprocative Word family Derived forms automutualintermutualmutualisationmutualistmutualisticmutualitymutualizationmutualizemutuallymutualnessnonmutualtransmutual Appears in Phrases (5) See all mutual friend a friend that two people share in common Adjective + noun mutual respect respect that is shared equally between two or more parties Adjective + noun mutual trust trust that exists equally between two or more parties Adjective + noun mutual affection warm feelings that two people have for each other Adjective + noun mutual understanding shared sympathy and awareness of each other's views or feelings Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus. Displaced native Old English ġemǣne. *mey- (change) Proto-Indo-European mutuel Middle French mūtuus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # mutual **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmjuːtʃuːəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/ **Frequency rank:** 5734 ## Meanings 1. Felt or done by each of two or more people towards the other; reciprocal. 2. Shared by two or more people. ## Examples - The two leaders treated each other with mutual respect. - We were introduced by a mutual friend. ## Synonyms - joint - reciprocal - reciprocative ## Derived Forms - automutual - intermutual - mutualisation - mutualist - mutualistic - mutuality - mutualization - mutualize - mutually - mutualness - nonmutual - transmutual ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *mey- (change) - Root: mutuel - Root: mūtuus ## Etymology Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus. Displaced native Old English ġemǣne. ## AI Etymology Mutual was borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus. Displaced native Old English ġemǣne. In present-day English its meanings include felt or done by each of two or more people towards the other; reciprocal and shared by two or more people. The historical chain runs through *mey- (change) (Proto-Indo-European), mutuel (Middle French), and mūtuus (Latin). Related and derived forms include automutual, intermutual, and mutualisation. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown