Popularity Definition
pŏpyə-lărĭ-tē
noun
The state or quality of being popular.
Webster's New World
(archaic) The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people; hence, cheapness; inferiority; vulgarity.
This gallant laboring to avoid popularity falls into a habit of affectation. "” Ben Jonson.
Wiktionary
(archaic) Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap.
Popularities, and circumstances which [...] sway the ordinary judgment. "” Bacon.
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Other Word Forms of Popularity
Noun
Singular:
popularity
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popularitiesOrigin of Popularity
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Latin popularitas an effort to please the people
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