noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌpɒp.jəˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/
General-American:/ˌpɑ.pjəˈlæɹ.ə.ti/
General-American:[ˌpɑ.pjəˈlæɹ.ə.ɾi]
General-American:/ˌpɑ.pjəˈlɛɹ.ə.ti/
General-American:[ˌpɑ.pjəˈlɛɹ.ə.ɾi]
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Australian:/ˌpɔp.jəˈlæɹ.ə.ti/
Australian:[ˌpɔp.jəˈlæɹ.ə.ɾi]
CMU ARPABET:P AA2 P Y AH0 L EH1 R AH0 T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being widely liked or in favor with the people at large.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
This destination has increased in popularity after great reviews in the guide books.
Politicians are rarely known for their popularity.
The massive popularity of the book led to it being adapted into a movie.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people
cheapness; inferiority; vulgarity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, broadly, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The act of courting the favour of the people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Public sentiment; general passion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his charm soon won him affection and popularity
the universal popularity of American movies
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unpopularity
Broader terms: quality
Narrower terms: hot stuff
History
Etymology
From popular + -ity, from Latin popularitas (“an effort to please the people”).
Across languages
Translations
57 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
شَعْبِيَّة
(šaʕbiyya)
— the quality or state of being popular
Assamese:
জনপ্ৰিয়তা
(zonoprita)
— the quality or state of being popular
Asturian:
popularidá
— the quality or state of being popular
Belarusian:
папуля́рнасць
(papuljárnascʹ)
— the quality or state of being popular
Bulgarian:
популярност
(populjarnost)
— the quality or state of being popular
Catalan:
popularitat
— the quality or state of being popular
Chinese Mandarin:
名望
(míngwàng)
— the quality or state of being popular
Chinese Mandarin:
聲望 /声望
(shēngwàng)
— the quality or state of being popular
Chinese Mandarin:
人氣 /人气
(rénqì)
— the quality or state of being popular
Chinese Mandarin:
人和
(rénhé)
— the quality or state of being popular
Chinese Mandarin:
人望
(rénwàng)
— the quality or state of being popular
Czech:
oblíbenost
— the quality or state of being popular
Danish:
popularitet
— the quality or state of being popular
Dutch:
populariteit
— the quality or state of being popular
Dutch:
geliefdheid
— the quality or state of being popular
Esperanto:
populareco
— the quality or state of being popular
Finnish:
suosio
— the quality or state of being popular
French:
popularité
— the quality or state of being popular
Georgian:
პოპულარულობა
(ṗoṗularuloba)
— the quality or state of being popular
German:
Popularität
— the quality or state of being popular
German:
Beliebtheit
— the quality or state of being popular
Hindi:
लोकप्रियता
(lokpriyatā)
— the quality or state of being popular
Hungarian:
népszerűség
— the quality or state of being popular
Icelandic:
vinsældir
— the quality or state of being popular
Ido:
populareso
— the quality or state of being popular
Indonesian:
popularitas
— the quality or state of being popular
Indonesian:
kepopuleran
— the quality or state of being popular
Indonesian:
populeritas
— the quality or state of being popular
Italian:
popolarità
— the quality or state of being popular
Japanese:
人気
(ninki)
— the quality or state of being popular
Korean:
인기
(in'gi)
— the quality or state of being popular
Latin:
popularitas
— the quality or state of being popular
Latvian:
popularitāte
— the quality or state of being popular
Macedonian:
популарност
(popularnost)
— the quality or state of being popular
Malay:
kepopularan
— the quality or state of being popular
Malay:
populariti
— the quality or state of being popular
Marathi:
लोकप्रियता
(lokapriytā)
— the quality or state of being popular
Norwegian Bokmål:
popularitet
— the quality or state of being popular
Norwegian Nynorsk:
popularitet
— the quality or state of being popular
Polish:
popularność
— the quality or state of being popular
Portuguese:
popularidade
— the quality or state of being popular
Romanian:
popularitate
— the quality or state of being popular
Russian:
популя́рность
(populjárnostʹ)
— the quality or state of being popular
Serbo-Croatian:
популарност
— the quality or state of being popular
Serbo-Croatian:
омиљеност
— the quality or state of being popular
Serbo-Croatian:
popularnost
— the quality or state of being popular
Serbo-Croatian:
omiljenost
— the quality or state of being popular
Slovene:
priljubljenost
— the quality or state of being popular
Spanish:
popularidad
— the quality or state of being popular
Swedish:
popularitet
— the quality or state of being popular
Tagalog:
kasikatan
— the quality or state of being popular
Tagalog:
kabantugan
— the quality or state of being popular
Tagalog:
popularidad
— the quality or state of being popular
Tagalog:
kapopularan
— the quality or state of being popular
Thai:
ความดัง
(kwaam-dang)
— the quality or state of being popular
Ukrainian:
популя́рність
(populjárnistʹ)
— the quality or state of being popular
Urdu:
مَقْبُولِیَت
(maqbūliyat)
— the quality or state of being popular
