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regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general:
a popular preacher.
Synonyms: bookmark
regarded with favor, approval, or affection by an acquaintance or acquaintances:
He's not very popular with me just now.
of, relating to, or representing the people, especially the common people:
popular discontent.
of the people as a whole, especially of all citizens of a nation or state qualified to participate in an election:
popular suffrage; the popular vote; popular representation.
prevailing among the people generally:
a popular superstition.
Synonyms: current, common
suited to or intended for the general masses of people:
popular music.
adapted to the ordinary intelligence or taste:
popular lectures on science.
suited to the means of ordinary people; not expensive:
popular prices on all tickets.

popular

/ ˈpɒpjʊlə; ˌpɒpjʊˈlærɪtɪ /

adjective

appealing to the general public; widely favoured or admired
favoured by an individual or limited group
I'm not very popular with her
connected with, representing, or prevailing among the general public; common
popular discontent
appealing to or comprehensible to the layman
a popular lecture on physics

noun

usually plural cheap newspapers with mass circulation; the popular press Also shortened topops

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Derived Forms

popularity, noun

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non·popu·lar adjective
over·popu·lar adjective
pseudo·popu·lar adjective
quasi-popu·lar adjective
semi·popu·lar adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of popular¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English populer, from Latin populāris; people, -ar ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of popular¹

C15: from Latin populāris belonging to the people, democratic, from populus people

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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

The inaugural report proved to be a popular resource for educators, scientists, media, policymakers and others interested in learning and communicating about climate and environmental changes impacting the state.

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Some of the most popular have seen users disposing of packets of Arla's Lurpak butter and pouring cartons of milk away, with one captioned: “Not in my house.”

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Her short film Yoorop showed an account of Europe using footage from popular Indian cinema.

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The military aid warrants concern in its own right, but the added censorship of the popular social media platform is deeply problematic.

From Salon

Developing countries are popular for surrogacy because costs are far lower.

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