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popularity

popularity

248 2.0
Being liked or admired by many people
  • noun
  • /ˌpɑːpjuˈlærɪti/
: 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
23 5.3

A style or idea that is fashionable now

means being liked or admired by many people generally rather than only fashionable now
renown
vspopularity
13 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
favorability
vspopularity
  • US
12 4.1

The degree to which people view something positively

refers to being liked and supported by many people
likability
vspopularity
  • US
10 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

Antonyms

6 4.9

Not liked by many people

Idioms

To gain from a sudden rise in public interest

Compounds

21 3.2

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

How Popular

celebrity
117 2.8
popularity
248 2.0
recognition
  • Formal
45 2.8
obscurity
35 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'.