popular
Meaning of popular
- liked or admired by many people or by a particular person or group.
she was one of the most popular girls in the school
these cheeses are very popular in Europe
- (of cultural activities or products) intended for or suited to the taste, understanding, or means of the general public rather than specialists or intellectuals.
editorials accusing the government of wanting to gag the popular press
- (of political activity) carried on by the people as a whole rather than restricted to politicians or political parties.
a popular revolt against colonial rule
late Middle English (in the sense ‘prevalent among the general public’): from Latin popularis, from populus ‘people’. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th century.
Information about popular
- It is an adjective.
- The plural form of popular is: populars.
- Languages in which popular is used:
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Hyphenation of popular
pop-u-lar
- It consists of 3 syllables and 7 chars.
- popular is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
popular synonyms
Meaning democratic:
Meaning pop:
Meaning find agreeable, enjoyable, or satisfactory:
Meaning officially agreed or accepted as satisfactory:
Meaning regard with respect or warm approval:
Meaning generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct:
Meaning (of a guest or new arrival) gladly received:
Meaning strongly wished for or intended:
Meaning have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for:
Meaning concerned with or engaged in commerce:
Meaning able or fit to be sold or marketed:
Meaning fit or able to be sold:
Meaning characteristic of, influenced by, or representing a current popular style:
Meaning popular or in fashion at a particular time:
Meaning currently popular, fashionable, or in demand:
Meaning fashionable:
Meaning of or at a fairly low temperature:
Meaning very popular or successful:
Meaning engaging or engaged in without payment; non-professional:
Meaning put (something) down gently or carefully:
Meaning affecting or concerning all or most people or things; widespread:
Meaning (of a place) able to be reached or entered:
Meaning friendly and easy to talk to:
Meaning make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand:
Meaning not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character:
Meaning easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty:
Meaning achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties:
Meaning uncomplicated and easy to do or understand:
Meaning able to be understood:
Meaning able to be understood; comprehensible:
Meaning demanding, involving, or having only a moderate degree of intellectual application:
Meaning not highly intellectual or cultured:
Meaning lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting:
Meaning low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services:
Meaning involving or affecting large numbers of people or things:
Meaning shared by all members of a community; for common use:
Meaning done by people acting as a group:
Meaning relating to society or its organization:
Meaning relating to society or social relations:
Meaning produced by or involving two or more parties working together:
Meaning a number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together:
Meaning relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters:
Meaning of or concerning the people as a whole:
Meaning relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal:
Meaning (of a government or political system) based on elected or chosen representatives:
popular antonyms
Meaning not liked or popular:
Meaning intellectual or rarefied in taste:
Translation of popular
Words that rhyme with popular
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