commonality
What links them
Commonality is a feature or characteristic shared by two or more people, things, or groups.
When you identify commonalities, you're finding what connects otherwise distinct entities: The researchers found surprising commonalities between the two cultures.
The word also refers more abstractly to the state of sharing features or being held in common.
In older usage, commonality could mean ordinary people collectively, as opposed to nobility, but this sense has largely faded.
Binding tie or connection
- connectionA joining or relation
- overlapPartial coincidence of coverage
- samenessState of being identical
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
uniformity · correspondence · parity · interrelation · mutual · shared experience · collective · togetherness
Likeness between things
- analogyExplanatory likeness between things
- equivalenceState of being equal
- comparabilityLikeness permitting evaluation
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
similitude · parallel · conformity · accordance · consistency · homogeneity · alikeness · correspondence
Commonplace, lacking excitement
- everydayOccurring each day
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- normalConforming to standard
- routineRegular sequence of actions
commonplace · banal · prosaic · unremarkable · conventional · standard · plain · generic
Mutual goodwill among companions
- belongingState of fitting in
- solidarityUnity among allies
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- kinshipState of being related
collective spirit · mutual understanding · tribe · brotherhood · sisterhood · rapport · esprit de corps · togetherness
Present in all places
- pervasivePresent throughout, inescapable
- widespreadExisting across many places
- omnipresentExisting everywhere at once
- all-encompassingIncluding everything without exception
transcendent · shared humanity · cross-cultural · human condition · fundamental · intrinsic · inherent · global
bond
Binding tie or connection
- connectionA joining or relation
- overlapPartial coincidence of coverage
- samenessState of being identical
likeness · uniformity · correspondence · parity · interrelation · mutual · shared experience · collective · togetherness · solidarity
resemblance
Likeness between things
- analogyExplanatory likeness between things
- equivalenceState of being equal
- comparabilityLikeness permitting evaluation
likeness · similitude · parallel · conformity · accordance · consistency · homogeneity · alikeness · correspondence · synchrony
mundane
Commonplace, lacking excitement
routine · commonplace · banal · prosaic · unremarkable · conventional · standard · plain · generic · unexceptional
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- belongingState of fitting in
- solidarityUnity among allies
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
kinship · collective spirit · mutual understanding · tribe · brotherhood · sisterhood · rapport · esprit de corps · togetherness · cooperation
ubiquitous
Present in all places
- pervasivePresent throughout, inescapable
- widespreadExisting across many places
- omnipresentExisting everywhere at once
all-encompassing · transcendent · shared humanity · cross-cultural · human condition · fundamental · intrinsic · inherent · global · timeless
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- class actionsclass action, class member, class members, class period, class representative
- Personal Construct Psychologyladdering, individuality, sociality, modulation, fragmentation
- generalizationsgeneralization, generalisation, stereotype, blanket statement, oversimplification
- ConfucianismConfucius, Analects, Mencius, Four Books, benevolence
commonalitydifference
Way things contrast
dissimilarity · divergence · discrepancy · disparity · incongruity
commonalityindividuality
Unique personal character
uniqueness · singularity · distinctiveness · particularity · individualism
commonalityvariation
Change from a norm
diversity · heterogeneity · difference · differentiation · divergence