Meanings
nounvirality (usually uncountable, plural viralities)
plural viralities
- uncountableusuallyadvertisingThe state or condition of being viral: tendency to spread by word of mouth or memetic action.
The point is virality—content so outlandish that people can’t help but talk about it.
2020 April 7, Sophie Gilbert, “The Most-Watched Show in America Is a Moral Failure”, in The Atlantic1 more example
Behind each seemingly off-the-cuff post (“DUDE LMAO THIS IS A GAS STATION😭😭😭”) were careful choices about how to compose the shot for maximum virality.
2026 July 1, Will Oremus, “So Long to America’s Favorite Everymensch”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC
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French viralité
- viralitéthe state or condition of being viral; tendency to spread by word of mouth
Swedish viralitet
- viralitetthe state or condition of being viral; tendency to spread by word of mouth
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APA
virality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virality
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“virality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virality. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “virality,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virality.
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