commonality

noun

com·​mon·​al·​i·​ty ˌkä-mə-ˈna-lə-tē 

plural commonalities

1

: the common people

2

a

: possession of common features or attributes : commonness

b

: a common feature or attribute

Synonyms of commonality

• similarity
• resemblance

Examples of commonality in a Sentence

The plans share important commonalities.

one commonality between the two very different women is their passion for charity work

Recent Examples on the Web

The game’s objective is to group words or objects into four groups of four based on commonalities within each group as quickly as possible. — Mark Cooper, New York Times, 23 June 2026

One is about civic commonality, the other about authoritarian cynicism; one is about a city pulling together around a common pleasure, the other about desecrating the decorum of democracy. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 June 2026

The United States often feels more fractured than fraternal, a search for commonality hard to find in a land of boundaries drawn harder each day. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026

Three experts who study the venture capital industry described the commonality as unusual, or even unprecedented. — Paresh Dave, Wired News, 5 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English communalite commonwealth, alteration of communalte

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for commonality

• abnormality
• cardinality
• communality
• cordiality
• corporeality
• criminality
• criticality
• functionality
• generality
• geniality
• hospitality
• illegality