Definitions for popular
ˈpɒp yə lərpop·u·lar

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 6 votes

1. popularadjective

   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. popularadjective

   carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large

   "the popular vote"; "popular representation"; "institutions of popular government"

3. democratic, popularadjective

   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. popular, popadjective

   (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. popularadjective

   Common among the general public; generally accepted.

2. popularadjective

   Concerning the people; public.

3. popularadjective

   Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public.

4. popularadjective

   Of low birth, not noble; vulgar, plebian.

5. popularadjective

   Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption.

6. popularadjective

   Cultivating the favour of the common people.

   Such popular humanity is treason. - Joseph Addison

7. popularadjective

   Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.

8. popularadjective

   Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap.

9. Etymology: From popularis, from populus + -aris.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. POPULARadjective

   Etymology: populaire, Fr. popularis, Lat.

   1. Vulgar; plebeian.

   I was sorry to hear with what partiality and popular heat elections were carried in many places. Charles I .

   The emmet join’d in her popular tribes
   Of commonalty. John Milton.

   So the popular vote inclines. John Milton.

   2. Suitable to the common people.

   Homilies are plain and popular instructions. Richard Hooker.

   3. Beloved by the people; pleasing to the people.

   It might have been more popular and plausible to vulgar ears, if this first discourse had been spent in extolling the force of laws. Richard Hooker, b. i.

   Such as were popular,
   And well-deserving, were advanc’d by grace. Daniel.

   The old general was set aside, and prince Rupert put into the command, which was no popular change. Edward Hyde.

   4. Studious of the favour of the people.

   A popular man is, in truth, no better than a prostitute to common same and to the people. Dryden.

   His virtues have undone his country;
   Such popular humanity is treason. Joseph Addison, Cato.

   5. Prevailing or raging among the populace: as, a popular distemper.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Popular

   Popular (stylized Pop!ular) is the first single released from Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes second solo album, The Tension and the Spark. The lyrics are a tongue-in-cheek send-up of celebrities and wannabes. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in March 2005. This was Hayes' first #1 on the US Dance chart, either as a solo artist or with his former group, Savage Garden. A radio edit was made which omits the instrumental section after the second chorus and also adds several new drumbeats to the second verse. A video was later released and it shows Darren Hayes (and two scantily clad models) visiting various landmarks in London. A flash mob dance also takes place in one of the stations in London.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. popular

   Popular refers to something or someone that is liked, admired or enjoyed by many people or by a particular group of people. It may also be used to describe something that is widely accepted, used, or practiced.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Popularadjective

   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. Popularadjective

   suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain

3. Popularadjective

   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. Popularadjective

   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. Popularadjective

   devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace

6. Popularadjective

   prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease

7. Etymology: [L. popularis, fr. populus people: cf. F. populaire. See People.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Popular

   Popular is an American teenage comedy-drama on The WB Television Network in the United States, created by Ryan Murphy and Gina Matthews, starring Leslie Bibb and Carly Pope as two teenage girls that reside on polar opposite sides of the popularity spectrum at their high school, but are forced to get along when their single parents randomly meet on a cruise ship and get married. The show was produced by Touchstone and ran for two seasons on The WB from 1999 to 2001.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Popular

   pop′ū-lar, adj. pertaining to the people: pleasing to, or prevailing among, the people: enjoying the favour of the people: easily understood: inferior: (Shak.) vulgar.—n. Popularisā′tion.—v.t. Pop′ularise, to make popular or suitable to the people: to spread among the people.—ns. Pop′ulariser; Popular′ity, Pop′ularness, quality or state of being popular or pleasing to the people: favour with the people: a desire to obtain favour with the people.—adv. Pop′ularly.—v.t. Pop′ulāte, to people: to furnish with inhabitants.—v.i. to increase in numbers.—adj. populous.—n. Populā′tion, act of populating: the number of the inhabitants of any place.—adj. Pop′ulous, full of people: numerously inhabited: (Shak.) numerous.—adv. Pop′ulously.—n. Pop′ulousness. [Fr. populaire—L. popularis—populus, the people.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'popular' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #910

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'popular' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2265

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'popular' in Adjectives Frequency: #110

How to pronounce popular?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say popular in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of popular in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of popular in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of popular in a Sentence

1. Sinan Ulgen:

   Erdogan's end goal is to consolidate enough popular support to switch to a presidential system. Davutoglu's end goal is to consolidate Ahmet Davutoglu own power and be a successful prime minister, the experience so far has been that when people who seemingly had weight in The AKP showed even a soft form of dissent, Erdogan was able to sideline them without significant consequences for the popularity of the party.

2. Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images:

   This court is for you guys. You guys can just come out here and follow your dreams, and take it from me, you can be whatever you want to be, i'm you — I'm not the guy that was the smartest in school. I'm not the guy that was most popular. I'm you. We come from the same place.

3. Patricia Bannan:

   One of the reasons that coconut water is so popular, is because it’s naturally low in calories, and it has electrolytes, you want to look for a 100 percent natural coconut water. And, you want to look for one that has about 40 to 60 calories per serving.

4. Janna Anderson:

   People are becoming more attuned all the time to the fact that they are paying for 'free' services offered by Google, Facebook, Twitter and other popular companies by giving up personal information that is sold as a commodity by those companies.

5. Raed El-Hamed:

   The fall of Ramadi may help persuade local governments, tribal leaders ... and Sunni politicians to allow the Popular Mobilization Forces to play a role in future fights against the Islamic State.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=popular
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Popular
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=popular
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/popular
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=popular
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=popular