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mutuality

mutuality

4 6.4
A shared feeling or quality between at least two people
  • noun
  • /ˌmjuːtʃuˈælɪti/
translation icon : mutualidad
  • In successful partnerships, mutuality is key, as both parties share equally in the decision-making process.
  • relationship of mutuality
  • mutuality and reciprocity
  • mutuality of interests

Healthy people have healthy rules, communication, boundaries, respect, mutuality and compassion in their relationships.

Examples

  • In addition, the mutuality inherent to the traditional ethos was constantly reinforced by the nature of rural life.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The mutuality of social interaction between teachers and learners is fundamental to building meaning through dialogue.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Both of these guys look at each other and recognize the mutuality of their condition.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • In Los Angeles, we sometimes get the rush of mutuality, but occasionally things just shut down.

    Blog text (8)
  • There used to be a mutuality of understanding, admiration between us, Henry.

  • Hearing with our hearts and speaking from our hearts are the indispensable requirements of mutuality.

    Academic text (1995)
  • There is something about the mutuality of movie taste, shared celluloid pleasure, that cements like nothing else.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Her Asianness could provide, on some occasions, a basis for mutuality between the two exiles in the United States.

    Academic text (1996)
  • We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality tied in a single garment of destiny.

  • We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

interdependence
vsmutuality
9 5.1

A situation where people or things depend on each other

focuses on shared reciprocity rather than specifically on dependence
connectedness
vsmutuality
8 4.8

How people and things are joined and relate to each other

focuses more narrowly on shared reciprocity and mutual exchange between parties
interconnectedness
vsmutuality
6 6.8

The way things are linked and affect each other

is about shared reciprocity between parties rather than network structure
interdependency
vsmutuality
2 7.2

A situation where two or more things need each other to work

highlights shared reciprocal quality rather than mutual reliance
interrelationship
vsmutuality
2 5.9

A connection where two or more things affect each other

emphasizes the general state of shared or reciprocal relations rather than connection patterns
relatedness
vsmutuality
2 5.5

How closely people or things connect to each other

is specifically about shared reciprocal relations rather than mere connection degree
interrelatedness
vsmutuality
1 7.1

A close connection between things that makes them affect each other

is the simpler idea of being shared or reciprocal across people or groups
mutualness
vsmutuality
6.6

A state when two people share the same feeling and act the same way

expresses the general quality of shared and reciprocal relations between groups
reciprocality
vsmutuality
  • Formal
9.1

Mutual giving and receiving between people or groups

focuses more on the overall state of being shared and reciprocal
correlativity
vsmutuality
8.8

A relationship where two or more things change together

is the broader idea of shared or reciprocal relation rather than correspondence
coinherence
vsmutuality
9.9

Two or more things exist together and depend on each other

stresses the simple shared or reciprocal condition rather than joint existence

Antonyms

75 6.7

A large unfair difference in people's chances or treatment

How Mutual

reciprocity
17 7.1
mutuality
4 6.4
one-sided
26 4.0
selfishness
50 3.0

Surface Forms

mutuality singular
mutualities plural

Morphology

mutuality = mutual (transparent) = mutual + ity

The abstract noun is a straightforward derivation from the adjective 'mutual' using the productive suffix '-ity' indicating a state or quality.

Etymology

Mutuality comes from the Latin word mutuus, which meant 'given in return' and is the same root as mutual, so imagine two people giving things back to each other. So mutuality means something shared or returned between people.