Word Frequency
popular (ˈpɒpjʊlə
)
Definitions
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 to: pops
Derived Forms
popularity (ˌpɒpjʊˈlærɪtɪ
) nounWord Origin
C15: from Latin populāris belonging to the people, democratic, from populus peopleExample Sentences Including 'populars'
Certainly, Sutcliffe thought, as he ploughed through the populars , it wasn't Jerry Snaithe's day.Political Suicide
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