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googleability

googleability noun: the likelihood of finding something using Google or another similar Internet search engine.

Noun (1)

googleability (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The likelihood of finding something using Google or another similar Internet search engine.
    • So, how far does cultural literacy go? Where does Trivial Pursuit end and cultural literacy begin? Is there significant overlap? The things that follow are probably "Googleable" (maybe not "Matamoros"). How much does "Googleability" correlate with cultural literacy? To what extent are mass media...2001 June 25, Jerry Bauer, “Cultural Literacy”, in alt.fan.cecil-adams (Usenet)
    • The good news is that you can improve your Googleability (or ability to show up on any search engine) so that people who search for information about you on the Internet will find you.2007, Lindsey Pollak, Getting from college to career, page 39

Noun (2) capitalized: Googleability

Googleability (uncountable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of googleability.

Examples of googleability in a sentence

  • How much does "Googleability" correlate with cultural literacy?2001 June 25, Jerry Bauer, “Cultural Literacy”, in alt.fan.cecil-adams (Usenet):
  • A strong "googleability" rating and online presence will enhance your Personal Brand.2009, Hubert K. Rampersad, Authentic Personal Branding, page 117:

Forms of googleability

alternative formgooglability
alternative formGooglability
alternative formGoogleability

Origin of googleability

googleable + -ity. First use appears c. 2001. See cite below.

Questions about googleability

What does googleability mean?
Googleability means the likelihood of finding something using Google or another similar Internet search engine.
How do you use googleability in a sentence?
How much does "Googleability" correlate with cultural literacy?
What part of speech is googleability?
Googleability is a noun.

Words near googleability in the dictionary

  1. Google-ing
  2. google-translate
  3. google-translated
  4. google-translates
  5. google-translating
  6. googleability
  7. googleable
  8. googlebomb
  9. googlebombed
  10. googlebombing
  11. googlebombs

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: googleability (page history and authors); Googleability (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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