commonality

[ kom-uh-nal-i-tee ]

/ ˌkɒm əˈnæl ɪ ti /

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.

Origin of commonality

1350–1400; Middle English; partial Latinization of commonalty, on basis of presumed Latin *commūnālitās (see -ity)

Behind the scenes, the shows share many more points of commonality.

Orange Is the New Weeds: The Adventures of Jenji Kohan Across the 8th Dimension |Rich Goldstein, Emily Shire |August 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The tone of the original series is vastly different, with few points of commonality save for the talking dog.

The Weird Existential Genius of ‘Wilfred’ |Rich Goldstein |June 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Now, because of the commonality of the problem, he says, celebrities “are more apt to come forward and report these cases.”

Rock Star Shirley Manson From Garbage Battles a Cyberstalker |Christine Pelisek, Chris Lee |July 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Thus, they sensed a commonality not only of interests but also of cultures.

Area Handbook for Bulgaria |Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

The underlying currents of thought remained essentially unchanged among the commonality.

The Transformation of Early Christianity from an Eschatological to a Socialized Movement |Lyford Paterson Edwards
His disdain for the commonality of life still dictated his prejudices.

The Three Black Pennys |Joseph Hergesheimer
There is an old proverb of our country—‘Better the head of the commonality than the tail of the gentry.’

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 |Alexander Leighton
This great body of the commonality was to a remarkable degree still very purely Punic even in late Roman times.

The Transformation of Early Christianity from an Eschatological to a Socialized Movement |Lyford Paterson Edwards

commonality

/ (ˌkɒməˈnælɪtɪ) /

the fact of being common to more than one individual; commonness

another word for commonalty (def. 1)