commonality

[kom-uh-nal-i-tee]

noun

plural

commonalities 

1. a sharing of features or characteristics in common; possession or manifestation of common attributes.

2. a feature or characteristic held in common.

   Historians perceive commonalities of behavior in many eras.

3. commonalty.

commonality

/ ˌkɒməˈnælɪtɪ /

noun

1. the fact of being common to more than one individual; commonness

2. another word for commonalty

Word History and Origins

Origin of commonality¹

1350–1400; Middle English; partial Latinization of commonalty, on basis of presumed Latin *commūnālitās ( -ity )

Example Sentences

Still, the fifth season of “Only Murders in the Building” holds a few thematic commonalities with what the Crawleys are going through.

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Those commonalities help ensure there’s agreement between the two and Ellison, Magouyrk said.

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The phrase, of disputed origin, is used to suggest a commonality between people of all creeds and races, a suggestion that people are all the same under the skin.

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"There doesn't seem to be a commonality in terms of the thresholds for the fines, sentences and the bans across Northern Ireland," she said.

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Different places, similar forces These incidents span vastly different settings—a tourist hotspot, a public health campus, a military base, city neighborhoods, a music event, and a rural bar—yet they share troubling commonalities:

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