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commonality

com·mon·al·i·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kom-uh-nal-i-tee]
    • /ˌkɒm əˈnæl ɪ ti/
    • /ˌkɒm.ənˈæl.ə.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kom-uh-nal-i-tee]
    • /ˌkɒm əˈnæl ɪ ti/

Definitions of commonality word

  • variable noun commonality Commonality is used to refer to a feature or purpose that is shared by two or more people or things. 3
  • noun commonality the fact of being common to more than one individual; commonness 3
  • noun commonality the common people; commonalty 3
  • noun commonality a sharing as of common features or characteristics 3
  • noun plural commonality a sharing of features or characteristics in common; possession or manifestation of common attributes. 1
  • noun plural commonality a feature or characteristic held in common: Historians perceive commonalities of behavior in many eras. 1

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Origin of commonality

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English; partial Latinization of commonalty, on basis of presumed Latin *commūnālitās (see -ity)

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Parts of speech for Commonality

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

commonality popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

commonality usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for commonality

noun commonality

  • plebeian — belonging or pertaining to the common people.
  • populace — the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.
  • commoner — In countries which have a nobility, commoners are the people who are not members of the nobility.
  • pleb — a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
  • commonalty — the ordinary people as distinct from those with authority, rank, or title, esp when considered as a political and social unit or estate of the realm

Antonyms for commonality

noun commonality

  • weirdness — involving or suggesting the supernatural; unearthly or uncanny: a weird sound; weird lights.
  • unconventionality — disregard for convention; the state or quality of being inconsistent with customs, rules, etc.; originality.
  • glitterati — The fashionable set of people engaged in show business or some other glamorous activity.
  • freak — a fleck or streak of color.
  • outlandish — freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.

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