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commonness

commonness

1 2.3
How often something is found or shared by many people
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒmənnəs/
translation icon : común
  • If Western Buddhism lacks anything, I'd say it's a lack of commonness.

Why not flip off the switch of fear and anxiety and stress and flip on the switch of commonness, certainty and creativity?

Examples

  • In a study based largely on experiences collected by the Alister Hardy Research Centre, Cohen and Phipps (1992) present examples of exceptional experiences that occur at various stages of the spiritual path, but they emphasize the commonness of the experiences.

    Academic text (1995)

  • What amazes George as he stares through the glass is the commonness of the scene.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Victimization is becoming our norm, in part, because we are adjusting to its commonness.

    Blog text (28)

  • A common language is one of the primary strategies used by cultural and political leaders to forge a "commonness" amongst what may be quite diverse groups.

    Academic text (1997)

  • A new perception of adequate living standards, explained a 1930 Community Organization Society memo, meant that what fifty years earlier "would have passed unnoticed because of their commonness" deserved charitable support.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The very commonness and utility of the broom assure that it will not go unrecognized in any sector of society; as such, the broom readily lends itself to metaphor.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The commonness of these wildflowers makes them easy to spot in the spring.

  • Many people find comfort in the commonness of everyday routines.

  • The commonness of the phrase suggests that it is widely understood.

Synonyms

commonality
vscommonness
31 4.6

A quality that people or things share

is about being found often across people rather than shared traits
prevalence
vscommonness
16 5.4

How common something is in a place or group

is the broader state of being found often or shared by many
generality
vscommonness
3 6.3

A quality that makes something useful in many situations

is the practical sense of happening frequently or being shared
everydayness
vscommonness
1 6.8

The ordinary daily life people live

is the general quality of being found often or shared widely
typicality
vscommonness
1 6.1

How much something is like a usual example in a group

focuses on frequency or being shared rather than representativeness
usualness
vscommonness
2.9

The state of being ordinary and like a normal routine

is the broader idea of being found often or shared
commonplaceness
vscommonness
5.9

A quality of being ordinary and not interesting because it appears very often

is the neutral state of being frequent or shared by many

Antonyms

rarity
31 6.2

Something that is not common and happens only sometimes

uncommonness
8.3

Being rare or not often seen

How Common

ubiquity
6 8.7
prevalence
16 5.4
commonness
1 2.3
rarity
31 6.2

Surface Forms

commonness singular
commonnesses plural

Morphology

commonness = common (transparent) = common + ness

The noun is a direct nominalization of the adjective 'common' with the productive suffix '-ness', giving the state or quality of being common.

Etymology

Commonness comes from the Latin word communis, meaning 'shared' or 'belonging to many', and it is the same root as community. So commonness is the quality of being 'ordinary' or often found among many people or things.