noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˌʌnˌpɒpjʊˈlæɹɪti/
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noun
Meaning 1
The property or degree of being unpopular, or the absence or lack of popularity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
the quality of lacking general approval or acceptance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: popularity
Broader terms: quality
History
Etymology
From un- + popularity or unpopular + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
impopularidá
— property or degree of being unpopular
Catalan:
impopularitat
— property or degree of being unpopular
Czech:
neoblíbenost
— property or degree of being unpopular
Dutch:
impopulariteit
— property or degree of being unpopular
French:
impopularité
— property or degree of being unpopular
Galician:
impopularidade
— property or degree of being unpopular
Georgian:
არაპოპულარულობა
(araṗoṗularuloba)
— property or degree of being unpopular
German:
Unpopularität
— property or degree of being unpopular
Hungarian:
népszerűtlenség
— property or degree of being unpopular
Italian:
impopolarità
— property or degree of being unpopular
Occitan:
impopularitat
— property or degree of being unpopular
Polish:
niepopularność
— property or degree of being unpopular
Portuguese:
impopularidade
— property or degree of being unpopular
Romanian:
nepopularitate
— property or degree of being unpopular
Russian:
непопуля́рность
(nepopuljárnostʹ)
— property or degree of being unpopular
Serbo-Croatian:
nepopularnost
— property or degree of being unpopular
Serbo-Croatian:
neomiljenost
— property or degree of being unpopular
Spanish:
impopularidad
— property or degree of being unpopular
Swedish:
impopularitet
— property or degree of being unpopular
