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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

relatable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • [ɹɪˈleɪ.tə.bɫ̩] (Canada, General-American)
  • [ɹɪˈlæɪ.tə.bɫ̩] (Australia)
  • [ɹɪˈlæɪ.ɾə.bɫ̩] (Australia)
  • [ɹɪˈleɪ.tə.bɫ̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ɹɪˈleɪ.ɾə.bɫ̩] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English relate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English relatable From relate + -able.

Meanings

  1. Able to be related to something else; connected with.
    • The damage was relatable to the recent earthquake.
  2. Able to be related to on a personal level.
    • The characters in the play are very warm and relatable.
  3. Able to be passed on verbally; capable of being narrated or suitable for relating.
    • His verbal abuse was not relatable to polite ears.

Forms

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most relatable Degree=Sup lexicographic
relateable alternative lexicographic
more relatable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

relatability · unrelatable · relatably · nonrelatable

Translations (14)

es propincuo (possible to relate) · it propinquo (possible to relate) · nl herkenbaar (possible to relate) · fi samaistuttava (possible to relate) · de rückbeziehbar (possible to relate) · de beziehbar (possible to relate) · es autoidentificable (possible to relate) · es relacionable (possible to relate) · it relazionabile (possible to relate) · es vinculable (possible to relate) · de zuordenbar (possible to relate) · de vermittelbar (possible to relate) · de ansprechend (possible to relate) · pt relacionável (possible to relate)