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popularity

pop·u·lar·i·ty
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pop-yuh-lar-i-tee]
    • /ˌpɒp yəˈlær ɪ ti/
    • /ˌpɒp.jʊˈlær.ə.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pop-yuh-lar-i-tee]
    • /ˌpɒp yəˈlær ɪ ti/

Definitions of popularity word

  • noun popularity the quality or fact of being popular. 1
  • noun popularity the favor of the general public or of a particular group of people: His popularity with television audiences is unrivaled. 1
  • noun popularity being widely liked 1
  • noun popularity favour 1
  • noun popularity the state or quality of being popular 0

Information block about the term

Origin of popularity

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50, popularity is from the Latin word populāritās a courting of popular favor. See popular, -ity

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Popularity

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

popularity popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

popularity usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for popularity

noun popularity

  • canonization — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
  • celebrity — A celebrity is someone who is famous, especially in areas of entertainment such as films, music, writing, or sport.
  • deification — If you talk about the deification of someone or something, you mean that they are regarded with very great respect and are not criticized at all.
  • fame — widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence: to seek fame as an opera singer.
  • famousness — having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.

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