Thesaurus: popular

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1. a. 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.
2. a. Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain.
3. a. Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements.
4. a. 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. a. Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace.
6. a. Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease.
7. adj. regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
8. adj. carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large
9. adj. representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large
10. adj. (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
11. 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 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.
12. j:100 a. regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public s. carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large s. (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)