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popularity
/ˌpɑ.pjəˈlæɹ.ə.ti/
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What does popularity mean?
noun
- The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being widely liked or in favor with the people at large.
More meanings (5)
noun
- (archaic) The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people
- (archaic) cheapness; inferiority; vulgarity.
- (archaic) Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap.
- (obsolete) The act of courting the favour of the people.
- (archaic) Public sentiment; general passion.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌpɑ.pjəˈlæɹ.ə.ti/
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Waldemar Fitzurse, who probably thought his patron was not taking the readiest road to popularity, shrugged up his shoulders and was silent.
Her novels, though they attained and merited a certain popularity both in France and England, are a measure only of her courage.
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And his popularity, though gained by much merit, was lost by no greater crime than that of trusting too much to militia.
These testimonies to the popularity of my guardian made a deep impression on me, and I admired and wondered more than ever.
Official recognition at such a time puts a stamp of approval on the game which goes far to justify its world-wide popularity.