Popularity
[pɒpjʊ'lærətɪ] or [,pɑpju'lærəti]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after; 'his charm soon won him affection and popularity'; 'the universal popularity of American movies'.
Typed by Ethan--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the people at large; good will or favor proceeding from the people; as, the popularity of a law, statesman, or a book.
(n.) The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people; hence, cheapness; inferiority; vulgarity.
(n.) Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap.
(n.) The act of courting the favor of the people.
(n.) Public sentiment; general passion.
Inputed by Cathleen
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Favor (of the people), popular regard or acceptance.[2]. Fame, repute, celebrity, vogue.
Inputed by Cornelia
Examples
- I made the popularity of the subject a reason for going back to improve the acquaintance, and I have never since been the man I was. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Logan's popularity in this district was unbounded. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Something had to be done to neutralize his growing popularity. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Knowing as we do how greatly the popularity--_i. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Instances might be multiplied of this easily gained and unconscious popularity. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The invention of the phonograph by Edison in 1878 marked a new era in the popularity and dissemination of music. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- From that time to the present the tide of popularity for billiards as the premier indoor game has been steadily rising. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- These testimonies to the popularity of my guardian made a deep impression on me, and I admired and wondered more than ever. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- A great deal of the tremendous present popularity of motion pictures is due to the invention of the translucent film. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- With the influx of German immigrants, who brought with them a game similar to the Dutch game, additional popularity was given to the sport. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Plutarch accuses Pericles of bringing it on, because he felt his popularity waned so fast that a war was needed to make him indispensable. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The problem was to do this without the loss of conquest and without permitting another general of the same political party to acquire like popularity. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Waldemar Fitzurse, who probably thought his patron was not taking the readiest road to popularity, shrugged up his shoulders and was silent. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Her daughter enjoyed a most uncommon degree of popularity for a woman neither young, handsome, rich, nor married. Jane Austen. Emma.
- There are numerous modern refinements which have contributed materially to the present-day popularity of the motorcycle that are worthy of special note. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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