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- [pop-yuh-luh s]
- /ˈpɒp yə ləs/
- /ˈpɒp.jʊ.ləs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pop-yuh-luh s]
- /ˈpɒp yə ləs/
Definitions of populous word
- adjective populous full of residents or inhabitants, as a region; heavily populated. 1
- adjective populous jammed or crowded with people: There's no more populous place than Times Square on New Year's Eve. 1
- adjective populous forming or comprising a large number or quantity: Because of epidemics the tribes are not nearly so populous as they once were. 1
- adjective populous densely inhabited, heavily populated 1
- adjective populous full of people 1
- adjective populous A populous country or area has a lot of people living in it. 0
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Origin of populous
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English populus < Latin populōsus. See people, -ous
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Parts of speech for Populous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
populous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% 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".
populous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for populous
adj populous
- alive with — teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
- barn door — an adjustable flap over the front of a studio or theatre lamp
- diversiform — differing in form; of various forms.
- inhabited — having inhabitants; occupied; lived in or on: an inhabited island.
- innumerous — very numerous.
adjective populous
- jammed — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- omnifarious — of all forms, varieties, or kinds.
- zillion — an extremely large, indeterminate number.
Antonyms for populous
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