populous

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

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

deserted sparseunpopulated

Word family

Derived forms equipopulousoverpopulouspopulositypopulouslypopulousnessunpopulous

Etymology

First used in English in the mid 15th century; from Latin populosus (“full of people, populous”).

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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