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   pop·u·lar

   /ˈpäpyələr/

   adjective

   • 1. liked, admired, or enjoyed by many people or by a particular person or group: "she was one of the most popular girls in the school" Similar well likedlikedfavoredin favorwell receivedapprovedadmiredacceptedwelcomesought-afterin demanddesiredwantedcommercialmarketablesalablefashionablein fashionin voguevoguishall the ragehotinformal:incoolbiginformal, dated:all the goOpposite unpopular
   • 2. (of cultural activities or products) intended for or suited to the taste, understanding, or means of the general public rather than specialists or intellectuals: "the popular press" Similar nonspecialistnontechnicalnonprofessionalamateurlaylay person'sgeneralmiddle-of-the-roadkitchen tableaccessibleapproachablesimplifiedplainsimpleeasystraightforwardunderstandablereadily understoodeasy to understandintelligiblemass-marketmiddlebrowlowbrowpopblandcheapOpposite highbrow
   • ▪ (of a belief or attitude) held by the majority of the general public: "many adult cats, contrary to popular opinion, dislike milk" Similar widespreadgeneralcommoncurrentprevalentprevailingcustomaryuniversalstandardstocksharedin circulationrifeordinaryusualacceptedestablishedacknowledgedrecognizedconventionalorthodoxconformist
   • 3. (of political activity) carried on by the people as a whole rather than restricted to politicians or political parties: "a popular revolt against colonial rule" Similar massgeneralcommunalcollectivesocialsocietalcollaborativegroupcivilpubliccivicdemocraticrepresentative

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘prevalent among the general public’): from Latin popularis, from populus ‘people’. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. popularism noun

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