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popularity

popularity

284 2.0
Being liked or admired by many people
  • noun
  • /ˌpɑːpjuˈlærɪti/
translation icon : popularidad
  • As women's basketball grows in popularity, white players get the most attention.
  • growing popularity
  • gain popularity
  • enjoy popularity

I think it's that last part is going to limit its popularity so.

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Examples

  • There are many reasons why bicycles have gained in popularity a century after the automobile was invented.

    Academic text (1999)
  • It was rediscovered recently and enjoyed a second boom of popularity.

  • And I said to him the other day, like popularity comes and goes, right?

  • As my popularity seems to keep growing.

  • And the popularity of these records did that surprise him?

  • And that really worked wonders for the popularity of the period.

  • Simplicity is part of the reason for the popularity of these languages.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Meanwhile, modern dynamic languages are growing in popularity because they so effectively facilitate rapid development.

    Academic text (2011)
  • One such development is the increased popularity of indoor rock climbing and bouldering walls in American schools.

    Academic text (2011)
  • His popularity soared after he won the prestigious award, and everyone wanted to meet him.

Synonyms

vogue
vspopularity
22 5.3

A style or idea that is fashionable now

means being liked or admired by many people generally rather than only fashionable now
favorability
vspopularity
  • US
13 4.1

The degree to which people view something positively

refers to being liked and supported by many people
likability
vspopularity
  • US
13 3.5

How pleasant and friendly someone or something seems to other people

is about being liked or supported by many people rather than a personal trait
renown
vspopularity
9 5.5

Wide fame and respect for someone's work or good qualities

focuses on being liked or supported by many people rather than wide fame

Antonyms

7 4.9

Not liked by many people

Idioms

To gain from a sudden rise in public interest

Compounds

19 3.2

A competition where people win by being liked, not by ability

How Popular

celebrity
106 2.8
popularity
284 2.0
recognition
  • Formal
50 2.8
obscurity
33 7.4

Surface Forms

popularity singular
popularities plural

Morphology

popularity = popular (transparent) = popular + ity

The noun is a regular state/quality nominalization of the adjective 'popular' with the productive suffix '-ity'.

Etymology

Popularity comes from the word popular, which uses the old root popul- meaning 'the people' and is the same root in population. So popularity is about being liked, admired, or supported by many people — it is the approval of 'the people'.