"relatable" meaning in English

See relatable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [rɪˈleɪ.tə.bl̩] [UK], [rɪˈleɪ.tə.bl̩] [Canada, US], [rɪˈlæɪ.tə.bl̩] [Australia] Forms: relatable [positive], more relatable [comparative], most relatable [superlative]
Etymology: relate + -able Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|relate|able}} relate + -able Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If an event is relatable, it allows a person to feel that they can relate to it as though it had happened to them.
    Sense id: simple-relatable-en-adj-p9QpKbG1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -able
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