- the fact of being common to more than one individual; commonness
- another word for commonalty
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
com•mon•al•i•ty
(kom′ə nal′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties.
- a sharing of features or characteristics in common;
possession or manifestation of common attributes. - a feature or characteristic held in common:Historians perceive commonalities of behavior in many eras.
- commonalty (def. 1).
- 1350–1400; Middle English; partial Latinization of commonalty, on basis of presumed Latin *commūnālitās (see -ity)
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commonality /ˌkɒməˈnælɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
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