relatability

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

noun

1. 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.

2. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of relatability¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

When Trump indulged his cravings, it was a sign of his relatability.

From Salon

The fact that the essayist's most famous observation has survived for 170 years and is still quoted so widely today is a testament to its relatability - but also of how little progress has been made.

From BBC