popular

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.

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[Middle English populer, commonly known, from Old French populeir, of the people, from Latin populris, from populus, the people, of Etruscan origin.]

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popu·lar·ly adv.

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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

Thesaurus

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" democratic 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) pop 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

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popular

adjective 1. well-liked, liked, favoured, celebrated, in, accepted, favourite, famous, approved, in favour, fashionable, in demand, sought-after, fave (informal) << OPPOSITE unpopular

adjective 2. common, general, standard, widespread, prevailing, stock, current, public, conventional, universal, prevalent, ubiquitous << OPPOSITE rare

Translations

popular [ˈpɔpjuləʳ] adj → popular;

a popular song → una canción popular;

to be popular (with) [person] → caer bien (a); [decision] → ser popular (entre)

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popular [ˈpɔpjuləʳ] adj → populaire (= fashionable); à la mode;

to be popular (with) [person] → avoir du succès (auprès de); [decision] → être bien accueilli(e) (par)

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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

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popular [ˈpɔpjuləʳ] adj → popolare (= 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