popularity B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˌpɑ.pjəˈlæɹ.ə.ti/ UK /ˌpɒp.jəˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/ See IPA manual Freq #11340 Meanings 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 Common collocations popularity contest Noun + noun Etymology AI details From popular + -ity, from Latin popularitas (“an effort to please the people”). popularitas Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # popularity **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌpɑ.pjəˈlæɹ.ə.ti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌpɒp.jəˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/ **Frequency rank:** 11340 ## Meanings 1. The state of being liked or enjoyed by many people. ## Examples - The destination grew in popularity after great reviews. ## Derived Forms - nonpopularity - overpopularity - unpopularity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: popularitas ## Etymology From popular + -ity, from Latin popularitas (“an effort to please the people”). ## AI Etymology Popularity comes from popular + -ity, from Latin popularitas (“an effort to please the people”). The historical chain includes popularitas (Latin). In present-day English it covers the state of being liked or enjoyed by many people. The wider family includes derived forms such as nonpopularity, overpopularity, unpopularity. ## Topics - People & Society markdown