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say it: PAH-pyuh-lur
popular is an adjective meaning "regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public". It is pronounced /ˈpɑpjəlɚ/ — PAH-pyuh-lur. It carries 4 recorded senses.
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”
carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large
“the popular vote”
“popular representation”
“institutions of popular government”
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”
(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
music · art
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for popular come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.