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 Definitions of Popular  [ˈpɒp yə lər]  

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Definition of 'Popular' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) popular
regarded with approval or affection by people in general:
a popular preacher.

2.  popular
of, pertaining to, or representing the common people or the people as a whole:
popular government; popular suffrage.

3.  popular
prevailing among the people generally:
a popular superstition.

4.  popular
appealing to or intended for the public at large:
popular music.

5.  popular
adapted to the tastes, means, etc., of ordinary persons:
popular lectures; popular prices.

Etymology:  (1375–1425; late ME populer < L populāris. See people , -ar1)

Definition of 'Popular' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) popular
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
"a popular tourist attraction"; "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular"

2. (adj) popular
carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large
"the popular vote"; "popular representation"; "institutions of popular government"

3. (adj) democratic, popular
representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large
"democratic art forms"; "a democratic or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular science"; "popular fiction"

4. (adj) popular, pop
(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)


Definition of 'Popular' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) popular
liked or approved of by many people
a fashion that is very popular at the moment; the most popular show on TV; a popular decision

2.  popular
for or involving ordinary people
the popular vote; popular culture


Definition of 'Popular' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Popular
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

2. (adj) Popular
suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain

3. (adj) Popular
adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements

4. (adj) Popular
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

5. (adj) Popular
devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace

6. (adj) Popular
prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease


Translation of 'Popular' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: liked by most people
a popular holiday resort; a popular person; She is very popular with children.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: gewild Arabic flag Arabic: مَحبوب من الشَّعْب، شَعْب Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: популярен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: popular Czech flag Czech: oblíbený German flag German: beliebt
Danish flag Danish: populær Greek flag Greek: δημοφιλής, αγαπητός Spanish flag Spanish: popular, persona que tien
Estonian flag Estonian: populaarne Farsi flag Farsi: محبوب؛ پر طرفدار Finnish flag Finnish: suosittu
French flag French: populaire Hebrew flag Hebrew: אָהוּד, פּוֹפּוּלָארִי Hindi flag Hindi: प्रिय, जनप्रिय
Croatian flag Croatian: popularan Hungarian flag Hungarian: népszerű Indonesian flag Indonesian: populer
Icelandic flag Icelandic: vinsæll Italian flag Italian: popolare Japanese flag Japanese: 人気のある
Korean flag Korean: 대중적인 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: populiarus Latvian flag Latvian: populārs
Malay flag Malay: disukai ramai Dutch flag Dutch: geliefd Norwegian flag Norwegian: populær, avholdt, yndet
Polish flag Polish: popularny Persian flag Persian: محبوب؛ پر طرفدار Pashto flag Pashto: محبوب، مشهور
Portuguese flag Portuguese: popular Romanian flag Romanian: popular Russian flag Russian: популярный
Slovak flag Slovak: populárny, obľúbený Slovenian flag Slovenian: priljubljen Serbian flag Serbian: popularan
Swedish flag Swedish: populär Thai flag Thai: เป็นที่นิยม Turkish flag Turkish: sevilen, popüler
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 受歡迎的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: популярний Urdu flag Urdu: پسنديدہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nổi tiếng Chinese flag Chinese: 受欢迎的

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