Popular

Adjective

 * 1) Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections; popular music.
 * popular states - Francis Bacon
 * So the popular vote inclines. - John Milton
 * The commonly held in popular estimation are greatest at a distance. - John Henry Newman
 * 1) Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain.
 * Homilies are plain popular instructions. - Richard Hooker
 * 1) Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements.
 * The smallest figs, called popular figs, . . . are, of all others, the basest and of least account. - Holland?.
 * 1) Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a popular law; a popular administration.
 * 2)  Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace.
 * Such popular humanity is treason. - Joseph Addison
 * 1)  Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease. - Samuel Johnson

Antonyms

 * anonymous
 * unpopular

Derived terms

 * pop; pop art
 * Popular action, (Law): an action in which any person may sue for penalty imposed by statute. - William Blackstone

Adverbs for Popular
amazingly; incredibly; deservedly; surprisingly; strikingly; particularly; incomparably; unexpectedly; undeniably; manifestly; obviously; definitely; distinctly; evidently; widely; personally; politically; professionally; unmistakably; uncommonly; highly; socially; locally.

Thesaurus
Babbittish, Philistine, accepted, accessible, acclaimed, accustomed, admired, admitted, adored, advocated, all the rage, all the thing, amateur, applauded, approved, associated, average, backed, beloved, besetting, bourgeois, campy, celebrated, cherished, civil, collective, collectivistic, common, commonplace, communal, communistic, commutual, conformable, congregational, conjoint, consuetudinary, conventional, cooperative, coveted, cried up, current, customary, darling, dear, dearly beloved, desired, distinguished, dominant, epidemic, established, esteemed, everyday, fabled, famed, familiar, famous, far-famed, far-heard, fashionable, favored, favorite, general, generally accepted, habitual, held dear, high-camp, highly touted, hip, homely, homespun, honored, hoped-for, hot, household, in, in common, in demand, in fashion, in favor, in good odor, in style, in vogue, inexpensive, joint, kitschy, laic, laical, lay, leading, legendary, longed-for, loved, low, low-camp, low-priced, marked, mod, modern, much acclaimed, mutual, mythical, new, newfashioned, nonclerical, nonecclesiastical, nonministerial, nonordained, nonpastoral, nonreligious, normal, normative, notable, noted, notorious, obtaining, occupy, of mark, of note, ordinary, pandemic, people, pet, plebeian, pop, populate, precious, predominant, predominating, preferred, prescribed, prescriptive, prevailing, prevalent, prized, prominent, public, rampant, reasonable, received, reciprocal, recommended, regnant, regular, regulation, reigning, renowned, revered, rife, routine, ruling, running, secular, secularist, secularistic, self-governing, set, simplified, smart, social, socialistic, societal, standard, stereotyped, stock, stylish, supported, talked-about, talked-of, temporal, tenant, time-honored, traditional, treasured, trendy, understandable, universal, up-to-date, up-to-datish, up-to-the-minute, usual, vernacular, vulgar, wanted, well-beloved, well-known, well-liked, well-thought-of, widespread, wished-for, wonted

Etymology
popularis, from populus:: compare French populaire. See people

Pronunciation

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Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: popular
 * Dutch: volk, volks
 * Esperanto: popola
 * Finnish: kansa,


 * German: Volks-
 * Irish: coiteann
 * Romanian: popular
 * Russian:
 * Swahili:
 * Telugu: ప్రజా (prajaa)


 * Finnsih: helppotajuinen


 * Finnish: talous, kansa


 * Arabic:
 * Catalan: popular
 * Chinese: 受欢迎 (shòuhuānyíng)
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:, , gewild, in trek
 * Esperanto: populara
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 人気のある (にんきのある, ninki no aru)
 * Korean: 인기있는 (in-giinneun)
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: popular, agreat, populară
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: ప్రాచుర్యమైన (praachuryamaina)

Adjective

 * 1) popular of the common people
 * 2) popular well-known, well-liked

Etymology
popularis:

Adjective

 * 1) popular (of the people)
 * 2) popular (well-liked)

Etymology
Latin popularis, populaire

Adjective

 * 1) popular

Related terms

 * populismo
 * populista