popularity

B2 Topic:People & Society
US /ˌpɑ.pjəˈlæɹ.ə.ti/ UK /ˌpɒp.jəˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/
noun Freq #11340

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The state of being liked or enjoyed by many people.

    The destination grew in popularity after great reviews.

Thesaurus

Word family
Forms popularities
Derived forms nonpopularityoverpopularityunpopularity

Etymology

From popular + -ity, from Latin popularitas (“an effort to please the people”).

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