virality
virality Lexical Profile
virality Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The tendency of an image, video, or piece of information to be circulated rapidly and widely from one internet user to another; the quality or fact of being viral.
"The marketing team studied the sudden virality of the short video to understand what captured the public's attention."
The state or quality of being caused by, relating to, or characteristic of a biological virus.
"Laboratory testing was required to confirm the virality of the respiratory infection before determining a treatment plan."
• Rhymes for virality
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the late 20th century from the adjective 'viral' and the noun suffix '-ity', deriving ultimately from the Latin 'virus' (meaning 'slimy liquid' or 'poison'); its figurative sense of rapid digital dissemination emerged alongside the rise of social media in the early 2000s.
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