| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | mutuel, from Latin mutuus 'lent, borrowed, mutual' |
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mu‧tu‧al

1 mutual feelings such as respect, trust, or hatred are feelings that two or more people have for each other [↪ reciprocal]
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.
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.
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 :
3 when two or more people both agree to something :
In the end the relationship was ended by mutual agreement.
mutual agreement/consent
In the end the relationship was ended by mutual agreement.4 a friend or interest that two people both have :
We discovered a mutual interest in drama.
mutual friend/interest
We discovered a mutual interest in drama.