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commonalitya shared feature or characteristic; the state of having features in common

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a shared feature or characteristic; the state of having features in common

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌkɑːməˈnæləti/

Example Sentences

  • The superhero team discovered their commonality was an unusual fear of butterflies.
  • Scientists look for commonality in different species to understand evolution.
  • The dating app matched them based on their commonality: both collected vintage toasters.

commonality

NOUN

[/ˌkɑːməˈnæləti/]

a shared feature or characteristic; the state of having features in common

a shared feature or characteristic; the state of having features in common
💡 Concept

a shared feature or characteristic; the state of having features in common

Different personalities find commonality in shared reality!
🎵 Rhyme

Different personalities find commonality in shared reality!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌkɑːməˈnæləti/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌkɒməˈnæləti/

🌳Etymology

Rootcommon
Suffix--ality

🎵Rhyme

personalityrealitymentality
personality
reality
mentality

🔗Collocations

find commonality
share commonality
cultural commonality
surprising commonality
sense of commonality
establish commonality

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The superhero team discovered their commonality was an unusual fear of butterflies.

Scientists look for commonality in different species to understand evolution.

😄 Fun example

The dating app matched them based on their commonality: both collected vintage toasters.

Despite living on different continents, the students found commonality in their academic struggles.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

similarityshared featurecommon groundmutual interestconnection

Antonyms

differencedistinctionuniqueness

Related

communitycommunicationcommonuniversalshared

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