pop·u·lar (p p y -lr)adj. 1. Widely liked or appreciated: a popular resort. 2. Liked by acquaintances; sought after for company: "Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved" (Margaret Fuller). 3. Of, representing, or carried on by the people at large: the popular vote. 4. Fit for, adapted to, or reflecting the taste of the people at large: popular entertainment; popular science. 5. Accepted by or prevalent among the people in general: a popular misunderstanding of the issue. 6. Suited to or within the means of ordinary people: popular prices. 7. Originating among the people: popular legend. [Middle English populer, commonly known, from Old French populeir, of the people, from Latin popul  ris, from populus, the people, of Etruscan origin.]pop u·lar·ly adv. |
popular [ˈpɒpjʊlə]
adj
1. appealing to the general public; widely favoured or admired
2. favoured by an individual or limited group I'm not very popular with her
3. connected with, representing, or prevailing among the general public; common popular discontent
4. appealing to or comprehensible to the layman a popular lecture on physics
n
(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) (usually plural) cheap newspapers with mass circulation; the popular press Also shortened to pops
[from Latin populāris belonging to the people, democratic, from populus people]
popularity [ˌpɒpjʊˈlærɪtɪ] n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | 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" unpopular - regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval; "unpopular ideas"; "an unpopular war" |
| 2. | popular - carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large; "the popular vote"; "popular representation"; "institutions of popular government" democratic - characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; "democratic government"; "a democratic country"; "a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords"- George du Maurier | |
| 3. | 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" common - having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap" | |
| 4. | popular - (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner nonclassical - not classical |
popular
adjective
1. well-liked, liked, favoured, celebrated, in, accepted, favourite, famous, approved, in favour, fashionable, in demand, sought-after, fave (informal) This is the most popular game ever devised.
well-liked hated, disliked, unpopular, loathed, despised, detested, unaccepted
well-liked hated, disliked, unpopular, loathed, despised, detested, unaccepted
2. mass-market, general, easy, simple, plain, amateur, accessible, straightforward, simplified, non-specialist, middlebrow, non-technical, lay person's the sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius
mass-market academic, intellectual, highbrow
mass-market academic, intellectual, highbrow
3. common, general, standard, widespread, prevailing, stock, current, public, conventional, universal, prevalent, ubiquitous the popular misconception that dinosaurs were all lumbering giants
common rare, unusual, uncommon, infrequent
common rare, unusual, uncommon, infrequent
4. mass, general, civil, democratic, collective, communal, societal He was overthrown by a popular uprising.
Translations
popular [ˈpɒpjʊləʳ]
A. ADJ
1. (= well-liked) the show is proving very popular → el espectáculo está gozando de mucho éxito or goza de mucha popularidad
I'm not very popular in the office just now → en este momento no gozo de mucha simpatía en la oficina
this is one of our most popular lines (Comm) → esta es una de nuestras líneas más vendidas
to be popular with sb he's popular with the girls → tiene éxito con las chicas
I'm not very popular with her at the moment → en este momento no soy santo de su devoción
she's very popular with her colleagues → goza de mucha simpatía entre sus colegas
the area is popular with holidaymakers → es una zona muy frecuentada por los turistas
I'm not very popular in the office just now → en este momento no gozo de mucha simpatía en la oficina
this is one of our most popular lines (Comm) → esta es una de nuestras líneas más vendidas
to be popular with sb he's popular with the girls → tiene éxito con las chicas
I'm not very popular with her at the moment → en este momento no soy santo de su devoción
she's very popular with her colleagues → goza de mucha simpatía entre sus colegas
the area is popular with holidaymakers → es una zona muy frecuentada por los turistas
3. (= widespread) [image, belief] → generalizado
contrary to popular belief or opinion → en contra de or contrario a lo que comúnmente se cree
by popular demand or request → a petición del público, respondiendo a la demanda general
it's a popular misconception that → mucha gente piensa equivocadamente que ...
contrary to popular belief or opinion → en contra de or contrario a lo que comúnmente se cree
by popular demand or request → a petición del público, respondiendo a la demanda general
it's a popular misconception that → mucha gente piensa equivocadamente que ...
4. (= of the people) [unrest, support] → popular; [uprising] → popular, del pueblo
he has great popular appeal → goza del favor del público
popular feeling is against him → el sentir popular or del pueblo está en su contra
popular opinion → la opinión general
he has great popular appeal → goza del favor del público
popular feeling is against him → el sentir popular or del pueblo está en su contra
popular opinion → la opinión general
5. (= appealing to the layman) [culture, music, art, version] → popular
popular [ˈpɒpjʊlər] adj
(= well-liked) → populaire
She's a very popular girl → C'est une fille très populaire.
This is a very popular style → C'est un style très populaire.
to be popular with sb [food, activity] → avoir du succès auprès de qn; [person] → avoir du succès auprès de qn
Ice cream is always popular with children → La glace a toujours du succès auprès des enfants.
She is very popular with the general public → Elle a beaucoup de succès auprès du grand public.
She's a very popular girl → C'est une fille très populaire.
This is a very popular style → C'est un style très populaire.
to be popular with sb [food, activity] → avoir du succès auprès de qn; [person] → avoir du succès auprès de qn
Ice cream is always popular with children → La glace a toujours du succès auprès des enfants.
She is very popular with the general public → Elle a beaucoup de succès auprès du grand public.
(= fashionable) [name] → à la mode
[ideas, feelings, attitudes] → répandu(e)
contrary to popular belief ... → contrairement à ce que croient les gens ...
contrary to popular belief ... → contrairement à ce que croient les gens ...
popular
adj
(= well-liked) → beliebt (with bei); (with the public) → populär, beliebt (with bei); decision, measure → populär; I know I won’t be popular if I decide that, but … → ich weiß, dass ich mich nicht gerade beliebt mache, wenn ich so entscheide, aber …; he’s not the most popular of men at the moment → er ist im Augenblick nicht gerade einer der Beliebtesten or (with the public also) → Populärsten; he was a very popular choice → seine Wahl fand großen Anklang
(= suitable for the general public) → populär; music → leicht; prices → erschwinglich; lectures, journal → populärwissenschaftlich; television, entertainer → populär, beliebt; newspaper → weitverbreitet; popular appeal → Massenappeal m; popular edition → Volksausgabe f; popular newspaper → Boulevardblatt nt; popular science → Populärwissenschaft f; popular theatre → Volkstheater nt, → Boulevardtheater nt; a series of popular concerts → eine Reihe volkstümlicher Konzerte
(= widespread) belief, fallacy, conviction, discontent, myth → weitverbreitet, weit verbreitet; popular remedy → Hausmittel nt; contrary to popular belief or opinion → entgegen der landläufigen Annahme or Meinung; fruit teas are becoming increasingly popular → Früchtetees erfreuen sich zunehmender Beliebtheit; it’s popular to despise politicians these days → es gehört heutzutage zum guten Ton, sich über Politiker abfällig zu äußern
(Pol) (= of or for the people) government, approval, consent, support → des Volkes; (= democratic, public) vote → öffentlich, allgemein; referendum → öffentlich, offen, allgemein; demand → groß, allgemein; democracy → allgemein; popular uprising → Volksaufstand m; popular movement → Volksbewegung f; popular mandate → Mandat nt; he isn’t the popular idea of a great leader → er entspricht nicht gerade der gängigen Vorstellung von einem großen Führer; to rule by popular consent → mit Zustimmung der Allgemeinheit regieren; by popular request → auf allgemeinen Wunsch
popular [ˈpɒpjʊləʳ] adj
popular [ˈpɒpjʊləʳ] adj
a. (well-liked) to be popular (with) (person) → essere benvoluto/a or ben visto/a (da); (decision) → essere gradito/a (a); (product) → essere molto richiesto/a (da)
a popular song → una canzone di successo
a popular colour → un colore che va di moda
a popular song → una canzone di successo
a popular colour → un colore che va di moda
b. (for the layman) → popolare
c. (widespread, theory, fallacy) → comune; (support) → popolare
by popular request → a richiesta generale
by popular request → a richiesta generale
popular [ˈpɒpjʊləʳ] adj
a. (well-liked) to be popular (with) (person) → essere benvoluto/a or ben visto/a (da); (decision) → essere gradito/a (a); (product) → essere molto richiesto/a (da)
a popular song → una canzone di successo
a popular colour → un colore che va di moda
a popular song → una canzone di successo
a popular colour → un colore che va di moda
b. (for the layman) → popolare
c. (widespread, theory, fallacy) → comune; (support) → popolare
by popular request → a richiesta generale
by popular request → a richiesta generale
adj popular [ˈpopjulə]
1 liked by most people a popular holiday resort; a popular person; She is very popular with children. gewild مَحبوب من الشَّعْب، شَعْبي популярен oblíbený populær beliebt δημοφιλής, αγαπητός popular, persona que tiene éxito populaarne محبوب؛ پر طرفدار suosittu populaire אָהוּד, פּוֹפּוּלָארִי प्रिय, जनप्रिय popularan népszerű populer vinsæll popolare 人気のある 대중적인 populiarus populārs disukai ramai geliefd populær, avholdt, yndet popularny popular popular популярный populárny, obľúbený priljubljen popularan populär เป็นที่นิยม sevilen, popüler 受歡迎的 популярний پسنديدہ nổi tiếng 受欢迎的
2 believed by most people a popular theory. gewild شَعْبي، مَقبول من أكثَر النّاس популярен obecně rozšířený populær weitverbreitet διαδεδομένος generalizado, extendido populaarne عمومی yleinen à la mode נָפוֹץ, רוֹוֵחַ लोकप्रचलित, लोकप्रिय lako razumljiv népszerű populer vinsæll popolare 通俗の 일반적인 plačiai žinomas, pripažintas populārs; izplatīts; vispāratzīts disukai ramai algemeen verbreid populær, folkelig rozpowszechniony popular răspândit, popular общераспространённый všeobecne rozšírený splošno sprejet popularan allmän เป็นที่น่าเชื่อถือ yaygın, genel 通俗的 загальнопоширений مروج phổ biến 通俗的
3 of the people in general popular rejoicing. publiek شَعْبي، عام، جماهيري народен lidový almen; folkelig Volks-... λαϊκός popular üldine, rahva- مردمی kansan populaire עֲמָמִי सार्वजनिक omilio népi, nép- rakyat almennur popolare 大衆の 대중적인 visuotinis vispārējs; vistautas- orang ramai onder het volk, volks{#169} allmenn, folke- ogólny popular popular народный ľudový ljudski narodni allmän ของประชาชน halk 大眾的 народний جمہور کا thuộc nhân dân 大众的
4 easily read, understood etc by most people a popular history of Britain. algemene شَعبي، مفهوم عند أكثَريَّة الشَّعْب общодостъпен populární almen gemeinverständlich εκλαϊκευμένος de vulgarización populaarne غیر تخصصی kansanomainen de vulgarisation נָפוֹץ सस्ता, लोकसुलभ razumljiva népszerű populer alþÿðu- popolare 大衆向きの 쉬운 daugumai prieinamas/suprantamas populārs, visiem pieejams/saprotams utk orang awam populair{#169}wetenschappelijk populær, folkelig popularny popular de popularizare доходчивый; популярный populárny poljuden popularan lättfattlig, populär- ซึ่งง่ายต่อการเข้าใจ halka hitap eden 普及的 популярний آسان bình dân 普及的
adv popularly
amongst, or by, most people He was popularly believed to have magical powers. algemeen شَعْبِيَّا популярно všeobecně generelt allgemein από τον περισσότερο κόσμο públicamente üldiselt بطور همگانی yleisesti communément בַּצִיבּוּר आम तौर से popularan a nép körében secara umum almennt comunemente 一般に 일반적으로 plačiai plaši; plašās ļaužu masās ramai algemeen populært, av folket, allment powszechnie, ogólnie popularmente printre oameni всенародно všeobecne splošno popularno allmänt โดยได้รับความนิยม genel olarak 通俗地，一般，普遍地 популярно عام طور پر phổ biến 通俗地，一般，普遍地
n popuˈlarity [-ˈlӕ-]
the state of being well liked. gewildheid شَعْبِيَّه популярност popularita popularitet die Popularität δημοτικότητα popularidad populaarsus محبوبیت suosio popularité פּוֹפּוּלָארִיוּת लोकप्रियता popularnost népszerűség popularitas vinsældir popolarità 人気 인기 populiarumas popularitāte kepopularannya populariteit popularitet popularność popularidade popularitate популярность popularita priljubljenost popularnost popularitet ความนิยม sevilme, beğenilme 通俗性，受愛慕，聲望 популярність مقبوليت tính phổ biến 通俗性，受爱慕，声望
v popularize, ˈpopularise
to make popular or widely known She did much to popularize women's sport. gewild maak يُرَوِّجُ، يَجْعَلُه شَعبيّا популяризирам popularizovat udbrede populär machen εκλαϊκεύω, διαδίδω popularizar populariseerima شناساندن؛ رایج کردن tehdä suosituksi populariser לַהֲפוֹך פּוֹפּוּלָארִי सामान्य भाषा में स्पष्ट कर देना या प्रतिदान करना, लोकप्रिय बनाना, प्रचार करना popularizirati népszerűsít memasyarakatkan gera vinsælan, breiða út rendere popolare 普及する 대중화 하다, 일반화 하다 populiarinti popularizēt mempopularkan popularisren popularisere, gjøre populær popularyzować popularizar a populariza популяризировать popularizovať razširiti popularizovati popularisera ทำให้เป็นที่นิยม tanıtmak 使普及 популяризувати مقبول و معروف کرنا làm cho phổ biến 使普及
popular → شعبي populární populær beliebt δημοφιλής popular suosittu populaire popularan popolare 人気のある 인기 있는 populair populær popularny popular популярный populär เป็นที่นิยม popüler được ưa chuộng 通俗的
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