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funloving
English
Adjective
funloving (comparative more funloving, superlative most funloving)
- Alternative spelling of fun-loving
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popular
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin popul?ris, from populus (“people”) + -?ris (“-ar”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p?pj?l?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?p?pj?l??/
Adjective
popular (comparative more popular, superlative most popular)
- Common among the general public; generally accepted. [from 15th c.]
- 2007, Joe Queenan, The Guardian, 23 Aug 2007:
- Contrary to popular misconception, MacArthur Park is not the worst song ever written.
- 2007, Joe Queenan, The Guardian, 23 Aug 2007:
- (law) Concerning the people; public. [from 15th c.]
- Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public. [from 16th c.]
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Preface:
- At the coming of Calvin thither, the form of their civil regiment was popular, as it continueth at this day: neither king, nor duke, nor nobleman of any authority or power over them, but officers chosen by the people out of themselves, to order all things with public consent.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, page 645:
- Luther in popular memory had become a saint, his picture capable of saving houses from burning down, if it was fixed to the parlour wall.
- 2009, Graham Smith, The Guardian, letter, 27 May 2009:
- Jonathan Freedland brilliantly articulates the size and nature of the challenge and we must take his lead in setting out a radical agenda for a new republic based on the principle of popular sovereignty.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Preface:
- (obsolete) Of low birth, not noble; vulgar, plebian. [16th-17th c.]
- Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption. [from 16th c.]
- 2009, ‘Meltdown’, The Economist, 8 Apr 2009:
- As a work of popular science it is exemplary: the focus may be the numbers, but most of the mathematical legwork is confined to the appendices and the accompanying commentary is amusing and witty, as well as informed.
- 2009, ‘Meltdown’, The Economist, 8 Apr 2009:
- (obsolete) Cultivating the favour of the common people. [16th-18th c.]
- 1712, Joseph Addison, Cato, A Tragedy
- Such popular humanity is treason.
- 1712, Joseph Addison, Cato, A Tragedy
- Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired. [from 17th c.]
- 2011, The Observer, 2 Oct.:
- They might have split 24 years ago, but the Smiths remain as popular as ever, and not just among those who remember them first time around.
- 2011, The Observer, 2 Oct.:
- Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap. [from 19th c.]
Antonyms
- anonymous
- unpopular
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
popular (plural populars)
- A person who is popular, especially at a school.
- 2002, Stephen Tropiano, The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV, Hal Leonard Corporation (?ISBN):
- To pass time, Nicole (Tammy Lynn Michaels), the most vicious of the populars, decides they should play a little game. Earlier that day, in their feminist studies class, the women were discussing Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, a novel ...
- 2002, Stephen Tropiano, The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV, Hal Leonard Corporation (?ISBN):
- (chiefly in the plural) An inexpensive newspaper with wide circulation.
- 1983, Jeremy Tunstall, The Media in Britain, Columbia University Press (?ISBN), page 75:
- Serious newspapers boomed; the populars became tabloid supplements to television, with the television schedules and related features increasingly the core of the newspaper.
- 1983, Jeremy Tunstall, The Media in Britain, Columbia University Press (?ISBN), page 75:
- A member of the Populares
- 1843, Thucydides, “The” History of the Grecian War, Translated by Thomas Hobbes, page 415:
- [...] when their ambassadors were come from Samos, and that they saw not only the populars, but also some others of their own party thought trusty before, to be now changed.
- 1843, Thucydides, “The” History of the Grecian War, Translated by Thomas Hobbes, page 415:
References
- popular at OneLook Dictionary Search
- popular in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "popular" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 236.
- popular in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- popular in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin popularis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /po.pu?la/
- (Central) IPA(key): /pu.pu?lar/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /po.pu?la?/
Adjective
popular (masculine and feminine plural populars)
- popular (of the common people)
- popular (well-known, well-liked)
Derived terms
- popularitzar
- popularment
Related terms
- poble
- popularitat
Further reading
- “popular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Chavacano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish popular (“popular”).
Adjective
popular
- popular
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin popul?ris.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?po.pu.?la?/
- Hyphenation: po?pu?lar
Adjective
popular m or f (plural populares, comparable)
- popular (liked by many people)
- popular (relating to the general public)
- popular (aimed at ordinary people)
- (by extension) popular; affordable
- Synonym: barato
- (politics) democratic (involving the participation of the general public)
- Synonym: democrático
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:popular.
Related terms
- povo
Noun
popular m (plural populares)
- (formal) civilian (a person who is not working in the police or armed forces)
- Synonym: civil
Noun
popular f (plural populares)
- cheap accommodation
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?po.pu.?la(?)/
- Hyphenation: po?pu?lar
Verb
popular (first-person singular present indicative populo, past participle populado)
- (databases) to populate (to add initial data to [a database])
- (rare) Synonym of povoar
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin popularis, French populaire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /po.pu?lar/
Adjective
popular m or n (feminine singular popular?, masculine plural populari, feminine and neuter plural populare)
- popular (of the people)
- popular (well-liked)
Declension
Related terms
- popula
- popularitate
- populism
- populist
- popor
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin popul?ris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /popu?la?/, [po.pu?la?]
- Hyphenation: po?pu?lar
Adjective
popular (plural populares)
- popular
- (politics, Spain) Pertaining to PP (Partido Popular), a Spanish political party
Derived terms
Related terms
- popularidad
- populismo
- populista
- pueblo
Noun
popular m or f (plural populares)
- (politics, Spain) a member or supporter of PP (Partido Popular), a Spanish political party
Further reading
- “popular” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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