mutual

mutual
mu|tu|al [ˈmju:tʃuəl] adj
[Date: 1400-1500; : French; Origin: mutuel, from Latin mutuus 'lent, borrowed, mutual']
1.) mutual feelings such as respect, trust, or hatred are feelings that two or more people have for each other
mutual respect/trust/understanding etc
▪ Mutual respect is necessary for any partnership to work.
▪ European nations can live together in a spirit of mutual trust.
▪ I didn't like Dev, and the feeling seemed to be mutual.
▪ The two men were a mutual admiration society , gushing about how much they were learning from each other.
2.) [only before noun]
mutual support, help etc is support that two or more people give each other
▪ MAMA puts new mothers in touch with each other, for mutual support and friendship.
3.) mutual agreement/consent
when two or more people both agree to something
▪ In the end the relationship was ended by mutual agreement.
4.) mutual friend/interest
a friend or interest that two people both have
▪ We discovered a mutual interest in drama.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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