reciprocity

English

Etymology

From French réciprocité.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌrɛsəˈprɑsəti/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

reciprocity (countable and uncountable, plural reciprocities)

1. The characteristic of being reciprocal, e.g. of a relationship between people.

   In a friendship, reciprocity occurs where the contribution of each party meets the expectations of the other party.

   • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 111–112:

     There might be benefit on one side, and obligation on the other; but their reciprocity of affection, their mutual exchange of small kindnesses—those strongest rivets of common attachment—were no more.

2. A reciprocal relationship.
3. A relation of mutual dependence or action or influence.
4. (grammar) A reciprocal construction involves two noun phrases where each of the participants occupies both the role of agent and patient with respect to the other. see: Wikipedia:Reciprocal pronoun.
5. (international law) The mutual exchange of rights, privileges or obligations between nations. see: Wikipedia:Reciprocity (international relations).
6. (psychology) The responses of individuals to the actions of others.

Derived terms

• ethic of reciprocity
• quadratic reciprocity
• reciprocity principle

 

Related terms

• reciprocality
• reciprocate
• reciprocating
• reciprocatory
• reciprocitarian

 

Translations

the state or quality of being reciprocal

• Bulgarian: взаимност (bg) f (vzaimnost)
• Catalan: reciprocitat f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 对等 (zh) (duìděng)

• Czech: reciprocita (cs) f
• Dutch: wederkerigheid (nl) n
• Finnish: vastavuoroisuus (fi)
• French: réciprocité (fr) f
• Galician: reciprocidade (gl) f
• German: Gegenseitigkeit (de) f, Reziprozität (de) f, Umkehrbarkeit f
• Greek: αμοιβαιότητα (el) f (amoivaiótita)
• Hebrew: הֲדָדִיּוּת f (hadadiut)
• Indonesian: kesalingan (id), resiprositas, timbal balik (id)
• Lithuanian: savitarpis m
• Malay: kesalingan, ketimbalbalikan
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: gjensidighet m or f

• Romanian: reciprocitate (ro) f
• Russian: взаи́мность (ru) f (vzaímnostʹ)
• Spanish: reciprocidad f
• Volapük: rezip (vo)