relatableadj.
/rᵻˈleɪtəbl/, U.S. /rəˈleɪdəb(ə)l/, /riˈleɪdəb(ə)l/ 1. Able to be told or narrated; suitable for relating.
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the mind > language > speech > narration > [adjective] > narrated > that may be
recountable1483
renderable1611
narrable1623
relatable?1720
narratable1833
1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 276 The vn~relatable exquisitenesse of his youth.]
?1720 J. F. de la Fond Beauties Lang. of Princes 89/1 Raportable, relatable, reportable.
1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 1466 The compliments..are not relatable.
1896 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Evening Gaz. 23 June 5/1 She was almost tempted to invent some imaginary catastrophe, which would be relatable, and justify the sympathy of the people she met.
1907 F. H. Burnett Shuttle xii. 114 She must be told of the beauties and dimensions of Stornham, all relatable details of Rosy's life must be generously dwelt on.
1994 K. W. Ferrara Therapeutic Ways with Words iv. 84 The process of transforming a dream into a relatable narrative is similar to that of catching a ray of sun and redirecting it through a prism.
2. Able to be brought into relation with something else; capable of being related or connected (to something).
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the world > relative properties > relationship > [adjective] > relatable or connectible
connectible1768
relatable1868
the world > relative properties > relationship > correlation > [adjective] > mutual or reciprocal > that may be shown to possess mutual relation
relatable1975
1868 A. E. Kroeger tr. J. G. Fichte Sci. of Knowl. iii. 224 It is also an act of the Ego, and, hence, relatable to [Ger. beziehbar auf] the Ego.
1898 J. A. Russell in R. B. Ross & G. B. Catlin Landmarks Wayne County & Detroit lxxxvi. 625 The present supremacy of the city in tobacco manufacture is distinctly relatable to the enterprise of men who founded their industries.
1938 Harvard Law Rev. 51 807 Natural phenomena and normative phenomena are not relatable.
1975 T. F. Mitchell in W. F. Bolton Eng. Lang. iv. 165 Blackboard is less obviously relatable to black board than blackbird is to black bird.
1998 D. L. Li Imagining the Nation iii. vi. 126 The causes of their misfortune are never singularly definable yet always relatable to official histories and their lingering consequences.
3. That can be related to (relate v. 9); with which one can identify or empathize.
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1965 Theory into Pract. 4 119 The research indicated that boys saw teachers as more directive, while girls saw them as more ‘relatable’.
1981 Washington Post (Nexis) 19 Oct. d1 It's relatable humor, the kind that takes place in every home.
2003 Sci Fi Oct. 59/1 We aren't murder of the week; we have a much broader spectrum to look into..which I think will be very relatable to the WB audience.
2007 N.Y. Times Mag. 4 Mar. 47/2 This is what's going on in sex and in college right now, and these are real people, and you're more relatable if you're a real person.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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