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

Then again, the most important commonality between the two outsider mayors might be simply that for Mamdani, as for Bloomberg on his first day, no one knows how this will go. —Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2026

But there are two commonalities. —Jan Mischke, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025

This commonality is expected to ease maintenance, spare parts management, and operational readiness, supporting the Army’s goals of fielding a reliable, high-performance tiltrotor aircraft capable of modern tactical assault and utility missions, Axios reported. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025

Colton police are reviewing new leads in the investigation surrounding a 4-year-old boy who died 15 years ago and the connection to a small local church, a commonality among a series of recent investigations. —Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 Dec. 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