centrality

noun

cen·​tral·​i·​ty sen-ˈtra-lə-tē 

plural centralities

1

: the quality or state of being central

… the centrality of television in our lives.

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2

: central situation

the centrality of the park in the city

3

: tendency to remain in or at the center

Examples of centrality in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ambassador, thank you for coming on and explaining the centrality of Taiwan to all of this. — CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

The rationale is that, on the basis of screen time and centrality to the plot, no individual is a clear lead over the others. — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026

Then, there is the rise of China, which has shifted Washington’s strategic focus away from Europe and diminished NATO’s centrality to American concerns. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

In other words, the longer Russia’s gerontocratic elites sit atop the institutions that have political legitimacy, constitutional centrality, and access to resources and loyalists, the less likely an orderly transition to the next president will be. — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for centrality

• banality
• bestiality
• brutality
• carnality
• chirality
• duality
• fatality
• finality
• formality
• frugality
• legality
• lethality