Popular

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Widely liked or appreciated: a popular resort.
  • adj. Liked by acquaintances; sought after for company: "Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even belovedā€ ( Margaret Fuller).
  • adj. Of, representing, or carried on by the people at large: the popular vote.
  • adj. Fit for, adapted to, or reflecting the taste of the people at large: popular entertainment; popular science.
  • adj. Accepted by or prevalent among the people in general: a popular misunderstanding of the issue.
  • adj. Suited to or within the means of ordinary people: popular prices.
  • adj. Originating among the people: popular legend.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion
  • adj. Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain.
  • adj. Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior
  • adj. Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in general, or to many people
  • adj. Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace.
  • adj. Prevailing among the people; epidemic.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to the people; constituted by or depending on the people, especially the common people: as, the popular voice; popular elections; popular government.
  • Suitable to or intended for common people; easy to be comprehended; not technical or abstruse; plain; familiar: as, a popular treatise on astronomy.
  • Enjoying the favor of the people; pleasing to people in general: as, a popular preacher; a popular war or peace.
  • Desirous of obtaining the favor of the people; courting the vulgar; of demagogic proclivities.
  • Prevailing among the people; epidemic.
  • Plebeian; vulgar.
  • Conceited.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large
  • adj. carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large
  • adj. regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
  • adj. (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
  • Equivalent
    common    democratic    touristy    fashionable    touristed    best-selling    hot    favorite    favourite    nonclassical   
    Antonym
    anonymous    unpopular   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    William Blackstone    statute    sue    pop art    may    person    for    imposed    by    pop   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    familiar    plain    common    ordinary    inferior    epidemic    public    plebeian    lay    acceptable   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    unpopular   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    new    early    famous