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Mutuality

Definition: Mutuality

Mutuality

Noun

1. A reciprocality of sentiments; "the mutuality of their affection was obvious".

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

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "mutuality" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1831. (references)


Specialty Definition: Mutuality

DomainDefinition

Insurance

An institutional insurance system which, in the sphere of the private law, is characterized by the fact that the insurer, called the mutual, is constituted by the body of insured in such a way that the latter are at the same time members of the mutual and their own insurers. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Mutuality

Synonyms: interdependence (n), interdependency (n), mutualness (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Mutuality

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Correlation

Noun: reciprocalness; Adjective: reciprocity, reciprocation; mutuality, correlation, interdependence, interrelation, connection, link, association; interchange; exchange, barter.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Mutuality

English words defined with "mutuality": mutualnessPollicitationReciprocity treatyTreaty of reciprocity. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Mutuality

DomainTitle

Books

  • Mutuality in the Rhetoric and Composition Classroom (Studies in Writing and Rhetoric, Robert Brooke, Editor) (reference)

  • On Sharing Religious Experience: Possibilities of Interfaith Mutuality (Currents of Encounter, Vol 4) (reference)

  • Ours, Yours, Mine: Mutuality (reference)

  • The A.R.T. of agape-listening : the miracle of mutuality (reference)

  • The Mutuality of Care (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Mutuality

AuthorQuotation

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Mutuality

"Mutuality" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Mutuality" is used about 55 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%5545,713

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Mutuality

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "mutuality": mutuality-equal.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Mutuality

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

mutuality

3

another mutuality

3

caring human mutuality sense sync we

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Mutuality

Language Translations for "mutuality"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

reciprocitet (reciprocity), ndërsjellje (reciprocity). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏تبادلية (reciprocity), ‏تبادل العواطف. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

взаимозависимост, взаимодействие (co-operation, interaction, intercommunion, interplay, liaison, reaction, reciprocation, reciprocity), взаимност (reciprocation, reciprocity). (various references)

   

Czech

  

vzájemnost (intercommunity, reciprocation, reciprocity). (various references)

   

Danish

  

gensidighed (reciprocity). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

ziekenfonds, onderling verzekeringssysteem. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

keskinäisyys (reciprocity). (various references)

   

French

  

mutualité. (various references)

   

German

  

gegenseitigkeit (reciprocity). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

Ταμεία αλληλοβοήθειας, αμοιβαιότησ (reciprocality), αμοιβαιότητα (reciprocality, reciprocity), αμοιβαία ασφάλιση, αλληλασφάλιση. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

יחס """י, יחס 'ומלים, """יות (reciprocity), 'ומלין (reciprocity). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

viszonosság (correlation, reciprocity), kölcsönösség (correlation, mutualism, reciprocity). (various references)

   

Italian

  

mutualit (mutual aid). (various references)

   

Manx

  

maylartys (reciprocity, transposition), coreggyrtys (conformity, correspondence, symmetry). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

utualitymay

   

Portuguese

  

mutualidade. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

mutualitate. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

взаимность (reciprocity, requital), взаимная зависимость (interdependence), обоюдность (reciprocity). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

uzajamnost (correlation, reciprocity). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

mutualidad (benefit society, reciprocity). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

ömsesidighet (reciprocity). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

mukabele, karşılıklı olma (reciprocity). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

вза"мозалежність (interdependence), вза"мність (reciprocity). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

tính qua lại sự phụ thuộc lẫn nhau. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Mutuality

Misspellings

"Mutuality" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: mutualist, mutualities. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Mutuality"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "mutuality" (pronounced myuw'khuwa"lutē)
8-kh u w a" l u t ēactuality, sensuality, spirituality.
7-u w a" l u t ēheterosexuality, homosexuality.
5-a" l u t ēabnormality, banality, bestiality, bisexuality, brutality, causality, centrality, collegiality, commonality, conditionality, confidentiality, congeniality, constitutionality, criminality, criticality, cyclicality, dimensionality, duality, eventuality, extraterritoriality, fatality, finality, formality, frugality, functionality, generality, geniality, hospitality, illegality, immorality, immortality, impartiality, impersonality, individuality, informality, instrumentality, irrationality, legality, lethality, liberality, locality, materiality, mentality, modality, morality, mortality, municipality, musicality, nationality, neutrality, normality, originality, partiality, personality, plurality, practicality, principality, proportionality, punctuality, rationality, reality, sentimentality, sexuality, speciality, technicality, theatricality, tonality, totality, triviality, universality, unreality, venality, vitality.
4-l u t ēability, acceptability, accessibility, accountability, adaptability, admissibility, advisability, affordability, agility, amiability, applicability, availability, believability, capability, civility, comparability, compatibility, comprehensibility, convertibility, credibility, credulity, culpability, debility, deductibility, deniability, dependability, desirability, disability, docility, ductility, durability, electability, eligibility, enforceability, equality, facility, fallibility, feasibility, fertility, fidelity, flammability, flexibility, fragility, frivolity, futility, gentility, gullibility, hostility, humility, immobility, impossibility, inability, inaccessibility, incivility, incompatibility, incredulity, indestructibility, inequality, inevitability, infallibility, infertility, infidelity, inflexibility, instability, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irresponsibility, irritability, legibility, liability, malleability, maneuverability, marketability, miscibility, mobility, motility, nobility, nonutility, palatability, permeability, plausibility, polity, portability, possibility, predictability, probability, profitability, quality, readability, reliability, respectability, responsibility, seasonality, senility, sensibility, stability, sterility, suitability, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, tranquility, transferability, unavailability, unpredictability, unreliability, utility, variability, versatility, viability, virility, visibility, volatility, vulnerability.
3-u t ēabsurdity, acidity, activity, acuity, adversity, affinity, aggressivity, alacrity, alkalinity, ambiguity, amenity, amity, analyticity, animosity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, atrocity, audacity, austerity, authenticity, authority, barbarity, biodiversity, brevity, calamity, capacity, captivity, cavity, celebrity, charity, chastity, clarity, commodity, community, complexity, complicity, conductivity, conformity, congruity, connectivity, continuity, creativity, crotchety, curiosity, deformity, deity, density, depravity, deputy, dexterity, dignity, discontinuity, disparity, dissimilarity, disunity, diversity, divinity, domesticity, duplicity, eccentricity, elasticity, electricity, enmity, enormity, entity, equanimity, equity, eternity, ethnicity, exclusivity, expressivity, extremity, falsity, familiarity, Felicity, femininity, ferocity, festivity, fluidity, fraternity, generosity, gratuity, gravity, heredity, heterogeneity, hilarity, homogeneity, humanity, humidity, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, identity, illiquidity, immaturity, immunity, impropriety, impunity, impurity, inactivity, incapacity, incongruity, indemnity, indignity, inequity, inferiority, infinity, infirmity, ingenuity, inhumanity, insanity, insecurity, insensitivity, insularity, integrity, intensity, irregularity, laity, laxity, levity, liquidity, lividity, longevity, majority, masculinity, maternity, maturity, mediocrity, mendacity, minority, modernity, monstrosity, morbidity, multiplicity, nativity, necessity, negativity, Nonconformity, nonentity, notoriety, nudity, obesity, objectivity, obscenity, obscurity, oddity, opacity, opportunity, overcapacity, oversensitivity, parity, particularity, passivity, paternity, paucity, peculiarity, perpetuity, perplexity, perversity, piety, polarity, pomposity, popularity, posterity, priority, probity, proclivity, productivity, profanity, progressivity, promiscuity, propensity, propriety, prosperity, proximity, publicity, purity, quantity, radioactivity, rapidity, rarity, reactivity, receptivity, reciprocity, reflexivity, regularity, relativity, religiosity, retroactivity, rickety, rigidity, salinity, sanctity, sanity, scarcity, security, selectivity, seniority, sensitivity, serendipity, serenity, severity, similarity, simplicity, sincerity, sobriety, society, solemnity, solidarity, solidity, sorority, specificity, spontaneity, stupidity, subjectivity, superconductivity, superfluidity, superiority, supermajority, surety, temerity, tenacity, timidity, toxicity, Trinity, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unfamiliarity, uniformity, unity, university, unpopularity, uppity, validity, vanity, variety, varsity, velocity, velvety, veracity, Verity, vicinity, virginity, virtuosity, viscosity, voracity, vulgarity.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Mutuality

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-i-l-m-t-t-u-u-y"

-3 letters: mutual, tautly, tumuli, tumult, ultima, umlaut.

-4 letters: amity, atilt, laity, lytta, malty, miaul, milty.

-5 letters: alit, alum, amyl, lati, lima, limy, litu, luau, mail, malt, matt, maul, maut, milt, mitt, mity, mutt, tail, tali, taut, tilt, tutu.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Mutuality


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4D 75 74 75 61 6C 69 74 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001101 01110101 01110100 01110101 01100001 01101100 01101001 01110100 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#77 &#117 &#116 &#117 &#97 &#108 &#105 &#116 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004D 0075 0074 0075 0061 006C 0069 0074 0079

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

478786876778758691

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Familiar
6. Usage Frequency
7. Expressions
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Derivations
11. Rhymes
12. Anagrams
13. Orthography
14. Bibliography


  

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