popular
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,277 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,665 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public a popular tourist attractiona popular girl
- carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large the popular votepopular representation
- representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large also: democratic democratic art formsa democratic or popular movement
- (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) also: pop
popular in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The poem is just as popular as it ever was.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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A popular actress had entered her name on the ship's books, but something interfered and she couldn't go.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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How far this was a popular superstition, and to what length his learning went, it is impossible to say.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Lincoln was also fond of using proverbial sayings, a habit that emphasized his character as a popular or national writer.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 1
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About 1000 | | volumes are added each month; and very large purchases are | | made of all new and popular works.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1