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

• 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

When conversations cease, commonality is lost, and this is a tragedy in itself. —Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025

The commonality will be the domination of votes from the two teams when the Rookie of the Year nod comes in two months. —Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025

While differing in context, these events share devastating commonalities that will haunt many Americans for decades and possibly generations to come. —Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025

Despite the sports team purchase arriving differently than many of her other business deals, Leichtman said there’s at least one commonality needed to have a successful operation in both pro sports and business. —Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025

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