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View synonyms for popularity

popularity

[ pop-yuh-lar-i-tee ]

noun

  1. the quality or fact of being popular.

    Synonyms: repute, fame, fashion, vogue, acclaim

  2. the favor of the general public or of a particular group of people:

    His popularity with television audiences is unrivaled.

    Synonyms: repute, fame, fashion, vogue, acclaim



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Other Words From

  • nonpop·u·lari·ty noun
  • over·popu·lari·ty noun
  • semi·popu·lari·ty noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of popularity1

First recorded in 1540–50, popularity is from the Latin word populāritās a courting of popular favor. See popular, -ity

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Example Sentences

Such is her burgeoning popularity Toomey is looking to employ more instructors to lead her highly personalized exercise classes.

But since that explosion of popularity, Angry Birds has become about everything else.

Owing to its popularity as a pet, it has spread across the Pacific to China.

Despite the acclaim and the viral popularity, the band has never lost that independant creative spirit.

Thanks to the popularity of the HBO series, this kind of book is no longer just for the Dungeons Dragons type.

From that time its reputation has kept pace with its cultivation, until it now enjoys a world wide popularity.

Still the King managed to retain his popularity, and in his own way attempted to ameliorate the lot of his subjects.

But in spite of his popularity at home the Crown Prince had much to make him anxious abroad.

The leathered Diapason, indeed, is now attaining a zenith of popularity both in England and America.

Though he was daily attracting more attention, he had not yet risen to popularity.

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