populous

1. 1.

   densely populated

   Synonymsthickly settled

   Similarinhabited

Questions about populous

What does populous mean?

populous means "densely populated".

How many syllables are in populous?

populous has 3 syllables: po-pu-lous. The stress falls on "po". In IPA it is /ˈpɑpjələs/.

What is another word for populous?

Close synonyms include thickly settled. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is populous a common word?

populous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.