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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 [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
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
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
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 popularel espectáculo está gozando de mucho éxito or goza de mucha popularidad
I'm not very popular in the office just nowen 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 girlstiene éxito con las chicas
I'm not very popular with her at the momenten este momento no soy santo de su devoción
she's very popular with her colleaguesgoza de mucha simpatía entre sus colegas
the area is popular with holidaymakerses una zona muy frecuentada por los turistas
2. (= fashionable) → de moda
long skirts are popularlas faldas largas están de moda
3. (= widespread) [image, belief] → generalizado
contrary to popular belief or opinionen contra de or contrario a lo que comúnmente se cree
by popular demand or requesta petición del público, respondiendo a la demanda general
it's a popular misconception thatmucha gente piensa equivocadamente que ...
4. (= of the people) [unrest, support] → popular; [uprising] → popular, del pueblo
he has great popular appealgoza del favor del público
popular feeling is against himel sentir popular or del pueblo está en su contra
popular opinionla opinión general
5. (= appealing to the layman) [culture, music, art, version] → popular
B. CPD popular front Nfrente m popular
the popular press Nla prensa popular
the popular vote Nel voto 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.
(= fashionable) [name] → à la mode
[ideas, feelings, attitudes] → répandu(e)
contrary to popular belief ... → contrairement à ce que croient les gens ...
[uprising] → populaire; [support] → du peuple popular culture, popular music, popular press
popular culture n (contemporary)culture f populaire; (traditional)culture f populaire

popular
adj
(= well-liked)beliebt (with bei); (with the public) → populär, beliebt (with bei); decision, measurepopulär; 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 momenter ist im Augenblick nicht gerade einer der Beliebtesten or (with the public also) → Populärsten; he was a very popular choiceseine Wahl fand großen Anklang
(= suitable for the general public)populär; musicleicht; priceserschwinglich; lectures, journalpopulärwissenschaftlich; television, entertainerpopulär, beliebt; newspaperweitverbreitet; popular appealMassenappeal m; popular editionVolksausgabe f; popular newspaperBoulevardblatt nt; popular sciencePopulärwissenschaft f; popular theatreVolkstheater nt, → Boulevardtheater nt; a series of popular concertseine Reihe volkstümlicher Konzerte
(= widespread) belief, fallacy, conviction, discontent, mythweitverbreitet, weit verbreitet; popular remedyHausmittel nt; contrary to popular belief or opinionentgegen der landläufigen Annahme or Meinung; fruit teas are becoming increasingly popularFrüchtetees erfreuen sich zunehmender Beliebtheit; it’s popular to despise politicians these dayses gehört heutzutage zum guten Ton, sich über Politiker abfällig zu äußern
(Pol) (= of or for the people) government, approval, consent, supportdes Volkes; (= democratic, public) voteöffentlich, allgemein; referendumöffentlich, offen, allgemein; demandgroß, allgemein; democracyallgemein; popular uprisingVolksaufstand m; popular movementVolksbewegung f; popular mandateMandat nt; he isn’t the popular idea of a great leaderer entspricht nicht gerade der gängigen Vorstellung von einem großen Führer; to rule by popular consentmit Zustimmung der Allgemeinheit regieren; by popular requestauf allgemeinen Wunsch

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
b. (for the layman) → popolare
c. (widespread, theory, fallacy) → comune; (support) → popolare
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
b. (for the layman) → popolare
c. (widespread, theory, fallacy) → comune; (support) → popolare
by popular request → a richiesta generale

popular
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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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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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