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pop·u·lar  (ppy-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 populris, from populus, the people, of Etruscan origin.]

popu·lar·ly adv.

popular
Adjective
1. widely liked or admired
2. (often foll. by with)liked by a particular person or group: the bay is popular with windsurfers and water-skiers
3. common among the general public: the groundswell of popular feeling
4. designed to appeal to a mass audience: an attack on him in the popular press [Latin popularis of the people]
popularity n
popularly adv
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) << OPPOSITE unpopular
Translations
Spanish popular [ˈpɔpjuləʳ] adjpopular;
a popular song → una canción popular;
to be popular (with) [person] → caer bien (a); [decision] → ser popular (entre)

French popular [ˈpɔpjuləʳ] adjpopulaire (= fashionable); à la mode;
to be popular (with) [person] → avoir du succès (auprès de); [decision] → être bien accueilli(e) (par)

German popular [ˈpɔpjuləʳ] adj (= well-liked, fashionable) → beliebt, populär (= general, non-specialist); allgemein; [idea] → weitverbreitet;
(Pol) [movement] → Volks-;
(000) [cause] → des Volkes;
to be popular with → beliebt sein bei;
the popular press → die Boulevardpresse

Italian popular [ˈpɔpjuləʳ] adjpopolare (= fashionable); in voga;
to be popular (with) [person] → essere benvoluto/a or ben visto/a (da); [decision] → essere gradito/a (a);
a popular song → una canzone di successo

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Amongst many excellent constitutions this may show how well their government is framed, that although the people are admitted to a share in the administration, the form of it remains unaltered, without any popular insurrections, worth notice, on the one hand, or degenerating into a tyranny on the other.
The friend of popular governments never finds himself so much alarmed for their character and fate, as when he contemplates their propensity to this dangerous vice.
The reformer England needs today is an energetic phonetic enthusiast: that is why I have made such a one the hero of a popular play.
 
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