Standard Lemma guide

mutuality

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌmjuːtjuˈælɪti/
  • /ˌmjuːtʃuˈælɪti/
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  • CMU ARPABET: M Y UW2 CH UW0 AE1 L IH2 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The property of being mutual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The mutuality of mutually assured destruction is key to its function as a deterrent.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mutualness

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: interdependence, interdependency

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reciprocality, reciprocity

Narrower terms: commensalism, parasitism, symbiosis, mutualism, sharing

3

noun

Meaning 3

a reciprocality of sentiments

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the mutuality of their affection was obvious

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mutualness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reciprocality, reciprocity

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English mutual Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English mutuality From mutual + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: взаимност (vzaimnost) — the property of being mutual
  • Catalan: mutualitat — the property of being mutual
  • Czech: vzájemnost — the property of being mutual
  • Finnish: molemminpuolisuus — the property of being mutual
  • Finnish: vastavuoroisuus — the property of being mutual
  • French: mutualité — the property of being mutual
  • Greek: αμοιβαιότητα (amoivaiótita) — the property of being mutual
  • Irish: cómhalartacht — the property of being mutual
  • Irish: frithpháirteachas — the property of being mutual
  • Italian: mutualità — the property of being mutual
  • Ladin: mutualità — the property of being mutual
  • Spanish: mutualidad — the property of being mutual
  • Swedish: ömsesidighet — the property of being mutual