populous C1 Topic:Places & Geography US /ˈpɑpjələs/ UK /ˈpɒpjʊləs/ See IPA manual Homophones populace /ˈpɑpjələs/ Freq #52294 Meanings 1 adj densely populated The valley became more populous after the canal opened. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · densely populated thickly settled ↔ Opposites desertedsparseunpopulated Word family Derived forms equipopulousoverpopulouspopulositypopulouslypopulousnessunpopulous Etymology First used in English in the mid 15th century; from Latin populosus (“full of people, populous”). Topics Places & Geography External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # populous **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɑpjələs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɒpjʊləs/ **Frequency rank:** 52294 ## Meanings 1. densely populated ## Examples - The valley became more populous after the canal opened. ## Synonyms - thickly settled ## Antonyms - deserted - sparse - unpopulated ## Derived Forms - equipopulous - overpopulous - populosity - populously - populousness - unpopulous ## Etymology First used in English in the mid 15th century; from Latin populosus (“full of people, populous”). ## Topics - Places & Geography markdown