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Meaning of 'popular' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Popular [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections.
- Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain.
- Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements.
- Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a popular law; a popular administration.
- Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace.
- Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease.

Meaning of 'popular' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . popular [ a]
Meaning (1):
- regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
Example in sentence:
  • a popular girl;
  • a popular tourist attraction;
  • cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular
2 . popular [ s]
Meaning (2):
- representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large
Example in sentence:
  • a democratic or popular movement;
  • democratic art forms;
  • popular fiction;
  • popular science;
  • popular thought
Meaning (3):
- carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large
Example in sentence:
  • institutions of popular government;
  • popular representation;
  • the popular vote

Nearby Words:

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