Widely liked or appreciated: a popular resort.
Liked by acquaintances; sought after for company: "Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved" (Margaret Fuller).
Of, representing, or carried on by the people at large: the popular vote.
Fit for, adapted to, or reflecting the taste of the people at large: popular entertainment; popular science.
Accepted by or prevalent among the people in general: a popular misunderstanding of the issue.
Suited to or within the means of ordinary people: popular prices.
Originating among the people: popular legend.

[Middle English populer, commonly known, from Old French populeir, of the people, from Latin populāris, from populus, the people, of Etruscan origin.]

popularly pop'u·lar·ly adv.

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Elections and Campaigns - popular: (adj) representative of majority of people
Approval, Respect, and Recognition - popular: (adj) widely approved of or preferred

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An adjective referring to any people or population
Social status, the quality of being well-liked or well-known
Popularity, the quality of being well-liked
The mainstream, the quality of being common, well-received, in demand, widely understood
- Popular culture, popular fiction, popular music. popular science
- Informal usage or custom, as in Popular names, terminology or Nomenclature, as opposed to formal or scientific names, terminology, or nomenclature.
- Frequently used or selected options, such as given names that are popular in the sense that they occur at high frequency in a population.
Populace, the total population of a certain place
- Populism, a political philosophy seeking to use the instruments of the state to benefit the people as a whole
- Populous, a 1989 computer game, the seminal god game; see also Populous (series)
Popular (TV series), a teenage dramedy on the WB
Popular Holdings, a Singapore-based educational book company
Popular, Inc., a Puerto Rican-based financial services company, also known as Banco Popular inc
The Popular Magazine an American literary magazine that ran for 612 issues from November 1903 to October 1931
The Popular (Department Store) was a local chain of department stores in El Paso, Texas that was established in 1902 and closed in 1995

Music

"Pop!ular", single released from Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes
"Popular" (Eric Saade song), a 2011 song by Swedish singer Eric Saade
"Popular" (Nada Surf song), a song by Nada Surf on their album High/Low
"Popular" (The Veronicas song), a 2008 song by The Veronicas from their hit album Hook Me Up
"Popular" (Wicked song), a song in Wicked musical
Popular, an unreleased album by Van Hunt

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