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Popularity
//ˌpɒp.jəˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti// noun
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Noun
- 1 The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being widely liked or in favor with the people at large. uncountable, usually
"This destination has increased in popularity after great reviews in the guide books."
- 2 the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after wordnet
- 3 The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people archaic, uncountable, usually
"So this Gallant, labouring to avoid Popularity, falls into a habit of Affectation, Ten thousand times hatefuller than the former."
- 4 The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people; cheapness; inferiority; vulgarity. archaic, broadly, uncountable, usually
- 5 Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap. archaic, uncountable, usually
"Popularities, and circumstances which […] sway the ordinary judgment."
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- 6 The act of courting the favour of the people. obsolete, uncountable, usually
"Cato (the younger) charged Muraena, and indicted him in open court for popularity and ambition."
- 7 Public sentiment; general passion. archaic, uncountable, usually
"A little time be allowed for the madness of popularity to cease."
Etymology
From popular + -ity, from Latin popularitas (“an effort to please the people”).
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