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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Popular \Pop"u*lar\, a. [L. popularis, fr. populus people: cf.
     F. populaire. See People.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole
        body of the people, as distinguished from a select
        portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections.
        ``Popular states.'' --Bacon. ``So the popular vote
        inclines.'' --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The men commonly held in popular estimation are
              greatest at a distance.               --J. H.
                                                    Newman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not
        abstruse; familiar; plain.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Homilies are plain popular instructions. --Hooker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or
        obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary;
        inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The smallest figs, called popular figs, . . . are,
              of all others, the basest and of least account.
                                                    --Holland.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in
        general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a
        popular law; a popular administration.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the
        populace. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Such popular humanity is treason.     --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular
        disease. [Obs.] --Johnson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Popular action (Law), an action in which any person may sue
        for penalty imposed by statute. --Blackstone.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Popular \Pop"u*lar\, a. [L. popularis, fr. populus people: cf.
     F. populaire. See People.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole
        body of the people, as distinguished from a select
        portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections.
        ``Popular states.'' --Bacon. ``So the popular vote
        inclines.'' --Milton.
  
              The men commonly held in popular estimation are
              greatest at a distance.               --J. H.
                                                    Newman.
  
     2. Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not
        abstruse; familiar; plain.
  
              Homilies are plain popular instructions. --Hooker.
  
     3. Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or
        obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary;
        inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements.
  
              The smallest figs, called popular figs, . . . are,
              of all others, the basest and of least account.
                                                    --Holland.
  
     4. Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in
        general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a
        popular law; a popular administration.
  
     5. Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the
        populace. [R.]
  
              Such popular humanity is treason.     --Addison.
  
     6. Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular
        disease. [Obs.] --Johnson.
  
     Popular action (Law), an action in which any person may sue
        for penalty imposed by statute. --Blackstone.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  popular
       adj 1: regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially
              by the general public; "a popular tourist attraction";
              "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer
              popular" [ant: unpopular]
       2: carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large; "the
          popular vote"; "popular representation"; "institutions of
          popular government"
       3: representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of
          the people at large; "democratic art forms"; "a democratic
          or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular
          science"; "popular fiction" [syn: democratic]
       4: comprehensible to the general public; "written for the
          popular press in plain nontechnical language" [syn: plain]
       5: (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially
          among young people) [syn: pop]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  popular
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 δημοφιλής
     2 δημώδης, κοινός, μη λόγιος, μη επιστημονικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  popular
     Catalan a.
     1 (l en popular) (gloss: of the common people)
     2 (l en popular) (gloss: well-known, well-liked)
     Chavacano a.
     (l en popular)
     Romanian a.
     1 (l en popular) (of the people)
     2 (l en popular) (well-liked)
     Tagalog a.
     (l en popular)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Popular
     n.
     A member of any political party with "Popular" in the
  title, such as the (w: Partido Popular) in Spain or (w The Populars of
  Italy Tomorrow Popolari di Italia Domani) in Italy

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  popular
     a.
     Common among the general public; generally accepted. (from 15th c.)
     n.
     A person who is popular, especially at a school.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  popular
     Catalan a.
     1 (l en popular) (gloss: of the common people)
     2 (l en popular) (gloss: well-known, well-liked)
     Portuguese a.
     1 (l en popular) (gloss: liked by many people)
     2 (l en popular) (gloss: relating to the general public)
     3 (l en popular) (gloss: aimed at ordinary people)
     4 (lb pt by extension) (l en popular); affordable
     5 (lb pt politics) democratic (gloss: involving the participation of
  the general public)
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt formal) civilian (gloss: a person who is not working in the
  police or armed forces)
     Portuguese vb.
     1 (lb pt databases) to populate (gloss: to add initial data to [a
  database])
     2 (lb pt rare) to populate
     Spanish a.
     1 popular#English
     2 (lb es politics Spain) Pertaining to (l es PP) (Partido Popular), a
  Spanish political party
     Spanish n.
     (lb es politics Spain) a member or supporter of (l es PP) (Partido
  Popular), a Spanish political party

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Popular
     n.
     A member of any political party with "Popular" in the
  title, such as the (w: Partido Popular) in Spain or (w The Populars of
  Italy Tomorrow Popolari di Italia Domani) in Italy

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  popular
     Catalan a.
     1 (l en popular) (gloss: of the common people)
     2 (l en popular) (gloss: well-known, well-liked)
     Portuguese a.
     1 (l en popular) (gloss: liked by many people)
     2 (l en popular) (gloss: relating to the general public)
     3 (l en popular) (gloss: aimed at ordinary people)
     4 (lb pt by extension) (l en popular); affordable
     5 (lb pt politics) democratic (gloss: involving the participation of
  the general public)
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt formal) civilian (gloss: a person who is not working in the
  police or armed forces)
     Portuguese vb.
     1 (lb pt databases) to populate (gloss: to add initial data to [a
  database])
     2 (lb pt rare) to populate

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Popular
     n.
     A member of any political party with "Popular" in the
  title, such as the (w: Partido Popular) in Spain or (w The Populars of
  Italy Tomorrow Popolari di Italia Domani) in Italy

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  popular
     Espanja a.
     1 kansan-
     2 kansanomainen, yleistajuinen
     3 alaluokkainen
     4 suosittu
     5 (yhteys: Espanjassa) kansanpuolueen-
     Portugali a.
     kansan-

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  popular
     Ladino a.
     1 folklig, folk-
     2 populär, omtyckt
     Portugisiska a.
     1 folklig, folk-
     2 populär

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  popular /pˈɒpjʊlə/
  gewild, populêr

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Popular /pˈɒpjʊlə/
  شعبي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  popular //ˈpɑpjəlɚ// //ˈpɒpjʊlə// 
  1. общодостъпен
  adapted to the means of the common people; cheap
  2. популярен
  aimed at the general public
  3. популя́рен
  liked by many people
  4. наро́ден
  of or pertaining to the common people

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  popular /pˈɒpjʊlə/
  lidový

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  popular /pˈɒpjʊlə/
  populární

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  popular /pˈɒpjʊlə/
  oblíbený

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  popular /pˈɒpjʊlə/ 
  poblogaidd 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  popular /pˈɒpjʊlə/
  Volk…
     Synonyms: people's, public, ethnic, folk, national
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  popular /pˈɒpjʊlə/
  beliebt, begehrt 
           Note: bei
        "be popular with sb."  - bei jdm. beliebt sein/hoch im Kurs stehen
        "very popular with children"  - sehr beliebt bei Kindern
        "This holiday resort is very popular. During season there's often not a bed left in the place."  - Dieser Ferienort ist sehr beliebt. In der (Hoch-)Saison ist oft kein Bett mehr frei.
   see: more popular, most popular, very much liked by children
  
           Note: with

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  popular /pˈɒpjʊlə/
  landläufig 
        "Contrary to (the) popular opinion that …"  - Entgegen der landläufigen Meinung, dass …
     Synonym: common
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  popular /pˈɒpjʊlə/
  populär  [soc.]  [pol.]
           Note: bei der breiten Masse bekannt und beliebt
        "be popular with the people/public"  - populär sein
        "It's a popular saying …"  - Im Volksmund heißt es …

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  popular /pˈɒpjʊlə/
  volkstümlich 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  popular /pˈɒpjʊlə/
  zugkräftig 
     Synonyms: attractive, appealing, catchy
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  popular /pˈɒpjʊlə/
  
  λαϊκός, δημοφιλής

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  popular //ˈpɑpjəlɚ// //ˈpɒpjʊlə// 
  1. kansa, talous
  adapted to the means of the common people; cheap
  2. helppotajuinen
  aimed at the general public
  3. suosittu
  liked by many people
  4. kansa, kansanomainen
  of or pertaining to the common people

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  popular /pɔpjulər/
  populaire

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  popular /pˈɒpjʊlə/ 
  1. लोकप्रिय
        "Disco theques are now-a-days very popular among youths."
  2. जनप्रिय
        "Ritu beri's designs are very popular among the people all over India."
  3. लोक-, जन-
        "He is a leader with widespread popular support."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  popular /pˈɒpjʊlə/
  interes, narodni, omiljen, omiljenom, popularan, popularnog, pristupačan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  popular /pˈɒpjʊlə/
  1. népszerû
  2. közkedvelt
  3. könnyen érthetô
  4. népi
  5. népies
  6. nép-

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  popular //ˈpɑpjəlɚ// //ˈpɒpjʊlə// 
  populer 2.
  liked by many people
   3.
  adapted to the means of the common people; cheap
   4.
  aimed at the general public
   5.
  of or pertaining to the common people

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  popular //ˈpɑpjəlɚ// //ˈpɒpjʊlə// 
  人気, 受けのよい
  liked by many people

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  popular /pɔpjulər/
  getapt, populair, veelgeliefd

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  popular //ˈpɑpjəlɚ// //ˈpɒpjʊlə// 
  populær
  liked by many people

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  popular /ˈpɒpjələ/ 
   1.  popularny (with - wśród)  (among - wśród)
   2.  [form]  powszechny

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  popular /pɔpjulər/
  popular

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  popular /pɔpjulər/
  популярный

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  popular //ˈpɑpjəlɚ// //ˈpɒpjʊlə// 
  1. folklig, populär
  adapted to the means of the common people; cheap
  2. populär
  liked by many people
  3. populär, folklig 2.
  of or pertaining to the common people
   3.
  aimed at the general public

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  popular /pˈɒpjʊlə/
  1. herkes tarafından sevilen, popüler, revaçta olan
  2. avama mahsus, halka ait
  3. herkesçe anlaşılabilir
  4. halkın kesesine elverişli, ucuz. popular election herkesin oyunu kullanabildiği seçim. popular front (pol.) faşizme ve gericiliğe karşı gelen ve gösterilerde bulunan solcu koalisyonu. popularity  herkes tarafından sevilme, popüler olma, revaçta olma. popularly  herkes tarafından sevilerek
  5. halka hitap eder şekilde.

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:oci-cat ]

  popular
  popular

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:oci-cat ]

  popular
  popular

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:oci-cat ]

  popular
  popular

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:oci-cat ]

  popular 
  popular  

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:oci-cat ]

  popular 
  popular  

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:oci-cat ]

  popular 
  popular  

From Portuguese-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:por-deu ]

  popular /pˈoŋtʊ dʒy vˈistæ/
  populär, volkstümlich

From Portuguese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:por-eng ]

  popular /pˈoŋtʊ dʒj ˈonibus/
  popular

From português-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:por-fra ]

  popular /pˌupulˈaɹ/ 
  populaire
  conhecido ou benquisto pelo povo

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  popular /pˌopulˈaɾ/
  popular

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  popular /pˌopulˈaɾ/
  popular

From Spanish-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1 :   [ freedict:spa-deu ]

  popular /pˌopulˈaɾ/ 
  1. beliebt
  2. populär

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpɑpjəɫɝ/

From IPA:es_ES :   [ IPA:es_ES ]

  

/populaɾ/

From IPA:es_MX :   [ IPA:es_MX ]

  

/populaɾ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  190 Moby Thesaurus words for "popular":
     Babbittish, Philistine, accepted, accessible, acclaimed,
     accustomed, admired, admitted, adored, advocated, all the rage,
     all the thing, amateur, applauded, approved, associated, average,
     backed, beloved, besetting, bourgeois, campy, celebrated,
     cherished, civil, collective, collectivistic, common, commonplace,
     communal, communistic, commutual, conformable, congregational,
     conjoint, consuetudinary, conventional, cooperative, coveted,
     cried up, current, customary, darling, dear, dearly beloved,
     desired, distinguished, dominant, epidemic, established, esteemed,
     everyday, fabled, famed, familiar, famous, far-famed, far-heard,
     fashionable, favored, favorite, general, generally accepted,
     habitual, held dear, high-camp, highly touted, hip, homely,
     homespun, honored, hoped-for, hot, household, in, in common,
     in demand, in fashion, in favor, in good odor, in style, in vogue,
     inexpensive, joint, kitschy, laic, laical, lay, leading, legendary,
     longed-for, loved, low, low-camp, low-priced, marked, mod, modern,
     much acclaimed, mutual, mythical, new, newfashioned, nonclerical,
     nonecclesiastical, nonministerial, nonordained, nonpastoral,
     nonreligious, normal, normative, notable, noted, notorious,
     obtaining, occupy, of mark, of note, ordinary, pandemic, people,
     pet, plebeian, pop, populate, precious, predominant, predominating,
     preferred, prescribed, prescriptive, prevailing, prevalent, prized,
     prominent, public, rampant, reasonable, received, reciprocal,
     recommended, regnant, regular, regulation, reigning, renowned,
     revered, rife, routine, ruling, running, secular, secularist,
     secularistic, self-governing, set, simplified, smart, social,
     socialistic, societal, standard, stereotyped, stock, stylish,
     supported, talked-about, talked-of, temporal, tenant, time-honored,
     traditional, treasured, trendy, understandable, universal,
     up-to-date, up-to-datish, up-to-the-minute, usual, vernacular,
     vulgar, wanted, well-beloved, well-known, well-liked,
     well-thought-of, widespread, wished-for, wonted
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 通俗的,流行的,受欢迎的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a.
  流行的,通俗的;有名望的,受欢迎的;民众的,大众的,人民的

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