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Definition: Commonality |
CommonalityNoun1. Class composed of persons lacking noble or knightly or gentle rank. 2. Sharing of common attributes. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "commonality" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1991. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Electrical Engineering | The degree to which the basic features employed in two systems are identical. Source: European Union. (references) |
Military | A state achieved when groups of individuals, organizations, or nations use common doctrine, procedures, or equipment. See also compatibility; interchangeability; interoperability. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: CommonalitySynonyms: commonalty (n), commonness (n), commons (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: individuality (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Commonality |
| Specialty definitions using "commonality": common ordering procedure ♦ economies of scope. (references) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Australia | However, the commonality of language and culture between Australia and the United States makes negotiations involving an Australian licensor or licensee easier. (references) |
Political Economy | Oman | The United States and Oman enjoy a commonality of views as regards many issues in the Gulf region. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Commonality" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Commonality" is used about 82 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 82 | 36,594 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
commonality | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "commonality"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 公共 (Commonalty, Communities, Community). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | commonality (identity), ensartethed (homogeneity), anvendelse af fælles doktrin,procedurer og materiel (identity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | graad van systeemovereenkomst. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | yhtenevyys. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | communauté de conception, identité. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | commonality. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κοινή αντιμετώπιση, βαθμός ομοιότητας συστημάτων. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | csereszabatosság (interchangeability, interchangeable), egységesség (uniformity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | comunalit . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 通有 , 公共性 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | つうゆう, "うきょうせい. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 공용성 (Commonalty). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ommonalitycay comunidade de concepção. (various references) общность (community, generality, intercommunity). (various references) istovetnost (identity). (various references) comunidad de diseño, comunidad de concepción común, comunidad de concepción. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Commonality" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: nominality. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "commonality" (pronounced kÄ'muna"lutē) |
| 8 | -m u n a" l u t ē | criminality. |
| 7 | -u n a" l u t ē | banality, conditionality, constitutionality, dimensionality, functionality, impersonality, irrationality, nationality, originality, personality, proportionality, rationality, venality. |
| 6 | -n a" l u t ē | finality, tonality. |
| 5 | -a" l u t ē | abnormality, actuality, bestiality, bisexuality, brutality, causality, centrality, collegiality, confidentiality, congeniality, criticality, cyclicality, duality, eventuality, extraterritoriality, fatality, formality, frugality, generality, geniality, heterosexuality, homosexuality, hospitality, illegality, immorality, immortality, impartiality, individuality, informality, instrumentality, legality, lethality, liberality, locality, materiality, mentality, modality, morality, mortality, municipality, musicality, mutuality, neutrality, normality, partiality, plurality, practicality, principality, punctuality, reality, sensuality, sentimentality, sexuality, speciality, spirituality, technicality, theatricality, totality, triviality, universality, unreality, vitality. |
| 4 | -l u t ē | ability, acceptability, accessibility, accountability, adaptability, admissibility, advisability, affordability, agility, amiability, applicability, availability, believability, capability, civility, comparability, compatibility, comprehensibility, convertibility, credibility, credulity, culpability, debility, deductibility, deniability, dependability, desirability, disability, docility, ductility, durability, electability, eligibility, enforceability, equality, facility, fallibility, feasibility, fertility, fidelity, flammability, flexibility, fragility, frivolity, futility, gentility, gullibility, hostility, humility, immobility, impossibility, inability, inaccessibility, incivility, incompatibility, incredulity, indestructibility, inequality, inevitability, infallibility, infertility, infidelity, inflexibility, instability, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irresponsibility, irritability, legibility, liability, malleability, maneuverability, marketability, miscibility, mobility, motility, nobility, nonutility, palatability, permeability, plausibility, polity, portability, possibility, predictability, probability, profitability, quality, readability, reliability, respectability, responsibility, seasonality, senility, sensibility, stability, sterility, suitability, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, tranquility, transferability, unavailability, unpredictability, unreliability, utility, variability, versatility, viability, virility, visibility, volatility, vulnerability. |
| 3 | -u t ē | absurdity, acidity, activity, acuity, adversity, affinity, aggressivity, alacrity, alkalinity, ambiguity, amenity, amity, analyticity, animosity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, atrocity, audacity, austerity, authenticity, authority, barbarity, biodiversity, brevity, calamity, capacity, captivity, cavity, celebrity, charity, chastity, clarity, commodity, community, complexity, complicity, conductivity, conformity, congruity, connectivity, continuity, creativity, crotchety, curiosity, deformity, deity, density, depravity, deputy, dexterity, dignity, discontinuity, disparity, dissimilarity, disunity, diversity, divinity, domesticity, duplicity, eccentricity, elasticity, electricity, enmity, enormity, entity, equanimity, equity, eternity, ethnicity, exclusivity, expressivity, extremity, falsity, familiarity, Felicity, femininity, ferocity, festivity, fluidity, fraternity, generosity, gratuity, gravity, heredity, heterogeneity, hilarity, homogeneity, humanity, humidity, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, identity, illiquidity, immaturity, immunity, impropriety, impunity, impurity, inactivity, incapacity, incongruity, indemnity, indignity, inequity, inferiority, infinity, infirmity, ingenuity, inhumanity, insanity, insecurity, insensitivity, insularity, integrity, intensity, irregularity, laity, laxity, levity, liquidity, lividity, longevity, majority, masculinity, maternity, maturity, mediocrity, mendacity, minority, modernity, monstrosity, morbidity, multiplicity, nativity, necessity, negativity, Nonconformity, nonentity, notoriety, nudity, obesity, objectivity, obscenity, obscurity, oddity, opacity, opportunity, overcapacity, oversensitivity, parity, particularity, passivity, paternity, paucity, peculiarity, perpetuity, perplexity, perversity, piety, polarity, pomposity, popularity, posterity, priority, probity, proclivity, productivity, profanity, progressivity, promiscuity, propensity, propriety, prosperity, proximity, publicity, purity, quantity, radioactivity, rapidity, rarity, reactivity, receptivity, reciprocity, reflexivity, regularity, relativity, religiosity, retroactivity, rickety, rigidity, salinity, sanctity, sanity, scarcity, security, selectivity, seniority, sensitivity, serendipity, serenity, severity, similarity, simplicity, sincerity, sobriety, society, solemnity, solidarity, solidity, sorority, specificity, spontaneity, stupidity, subjectivity, superconductivity, superfluidity, superiority, supermajority, surety, temerity, tenacity, timidity, toxicity, Trinity, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unfamiliarity, uniformity, unity, university, unpopularity, uppity, validity, vanity, variety, varsity, velocity, velvety, veracity, Verity, vicinity, virginity, virtuosity, viscosity, voracity, vulgarity. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-l-m-m-n-o-o-t-y" | |
-1 letter: commonalty. | |
-2 letters: monatomic. | |
-3 letters: commonly, location, monomial, motional, myotonia, myotonic. | |
-4 letters: acyloin, alimony, ammonic, amotion, anticly, coolant, limacon, moonily, moonlit, octanol. | |
-5 letters: action, aliyot, alnico, ammino, ammono, amylic, anomic, atomic, atonic, camion, cation, catlin, citola, clammy, coital, coloni, colony, comity, commit, common, cymlin, latino, litany, lotion, mainly, maloti, manioc, manito, mantic, motion, myotic, oilcan, oilman. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-l-m-m-n-o-o-t-y" | |
+3 letters: metronomically, noncommittally. | |
+4 letters: accommodatingly. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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