RELATABILITY Definition & Meaning

relatability

[ ri-ley-tuh-bil-i-tee ]

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noun

the quality of being able to easily form social or emotional connections:
Wit, humor, light-heartedness, genuineness, and relatability are all quality ingredients for a personality pie.
The coach strikes a note of relatability and resonance with his players, having been in their shoes not so long ago.
the quality of being easily connected or linked:
Infants presented with an image lacking alignment and relatability looked significantly longer at the complete image, suggesting that they saw the first image as two separate pieces.

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Origin of relatability¹

relat(able) ( def ) + -ability ( def )

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Executive producer Juanra Gonzalo tells me they are overjoyed by the "completely unexpected" global reaction, and he believes the show's appeal lies in its relatability.

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She talks onstage about relatability and the need for, especially female comics, to be self-deprecating.

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Part of that is her relatability, as someone who lives in the countryside in a home she and her husband built.

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For her part, Gay suggests her relatability stems from the fact that she was a fan — of reality TV in general, but especially ‘The Real Housewives” — before she became one herself.

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Democrats’ bet is that Americans crave such relatability after a decade of Trump’s malignant narcissism and Joe Biden’s struggles with old age.

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