centrality

noun

cen·​tral·​i·​ty sen-ˈtra-lə-tē 

plural centralities

1

: the quality or state of being central

… the centrality of television in our lives.

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2

: central situation

the centrality of the park in the city

3

: tendency to remain in or at the center

Examples of centrality in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Weekly Newsletter Sicilian sulfur’s centrality to Britain’s textile industry was soon displaced by pyrites from Ireland, sulfur from Spain and Louisiana, and an early form of recycling, though sulfur would continue to be mined in Sicily. —Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 June 2026

The centrality of images to intuitive, subconscious methods of understanding came to be seen as particularly feminine. —Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 3 June 2026

When your product achieves this centrality, expansion into adjacent markets should become both natural and defensible. —Russell Sarder, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

The awards increase Blue Origin’s centrality to NASA’s Moon plans, both by flying large amounts of cargo, with a Mark 1 lander previously contracted to deliver the Viper vehicle to the lunar surface, and by supporting the company’s larger Mark 2 lander for eventual human missions. —Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for centrality

• banality
• bestiality
• brutality
• carnality
• chirality
• duality
• fatality
• finality
• formality
• frugality
• legality
• lethality