Definition of: mutual

(my′ch·əl) adjective
1. Pertaining reciprocally to both of two; reciprocally related or bound; reciprocal in action or effect.
2. Shared or experienced alike; common. [<F mutuel <LL mutualis <L mutuus <mutare change]
—mu′tu·al·ly adverb
—mu′tu·al′i·ty noun Synonyms: common, correlative, interchangeable, joint, reciprocal. That is common to which two or more persons have the same or equal claims, or in which they have equal interest or participation; that is mutual which is freely interchanged; that is reciprocal in respect to which one act or movement is met by a corresponding act or movement in return. Antonyms: detached, disconnected, dissociated, distinct, disunited, separate, separated, severed, sundered, unconnected, unreciprocated, unshared.