MUTUALITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

interdependence; interdependency; mutuality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("mutuality" is a kind of...):

reciprocality; reciprocity (a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mutuality"):

commensalism (the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it)

parasitism (the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage))

mutualism; symbiosis (the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other)

sharing (having in common)

sharing (using or enjoying something jointly with others)

Derivation:

mutual (concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return)

mutual (common to or shared by two or more parties)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A reciprocality of sentiments

Example:

the mutuality of their affection was obvious