popular1 adjectivepopular2 noun
popularpop‧u‧lar1 /ˈpɒpjələ $ ˈpɑːpjəposlər/ ●●● S2 W1 adjective 
WORD ORIGINpopular
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin popularis, from populus ‘people’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- "Cracker Jacks" are a snack with a long history in American popular culture.
- popular entertainment such as TV
- Chatlines have proved very popular with young people.
- Contrary to popular belief, the Australian desert is often full of wildlife.
- I don't accept the popular view that all criminals should be put in prison.
- Jazz has been popular in Japan since the 1960s.
- Lisa's one of the most popular girls in class.
- Old-fashioned names are getting popular again.
- The Sears Tower is a popular tourist destination.
- There is still a lot popular support for the ex-president.
- Chef Tony Rea said a popular entree is ostrich pepper steak in a wine sauce for $ 22. 95.
- Hus quickly became a popular figure in Bohemia.
- Karen Quinlan falls into this third category, despite initial medical and popular views to the contrary.
- Small, simple, cosy and extremely popular.
- Swaps that deal brokers out of small share sales Share exchanges are an increasingly popular alternative for investors to selling small holdings.
- The answer becomes clear when one looks deeper into the history of popular religiosity and superstition in Sicily.
- The drama was popular with the complete social spectrum.
- Western popular prints and Soviet official art both displayed a penchant for landscapes, flower pieces, still lifes and genre.
THESAURUS
liked by a lot of people: · a popular restaurant· Marmaris is one of Turkey’s most popular tourist destinations.· His films were hugely popular.
used about someone who many people like: · He is an experienced and well-liked member of the team.· Stein is well-respected and well-liked by the troops.
[not before noun] informal very popular, especially in a particular place: · The band are big in Europe.· Apparently this type of game is huge in Japan.
informal someone or something that is hot, is very popular or fashionable and everyone wants to use them, see them, buy them etc: · one of this year’s hottest fashion trends· a hot young singer from Nashville
something that is popular a book that a lot of people buy: · His prize-winning book ‘A Year in Provence’ became an international bestseller.
a film that a lot of people watch, especially an exciting film: · a Hollywood blockbuster· a blockbuster movie
something such as a song, show, or film which is very popular and successful: · The band played all their old hits.· The film was a box-office hit (=a lot of people went to see it at the cinema).· She stars in ABC’s hit show ‘Desperate Housewives’.
a concert, sports event etc which so many people want to see that all the tickets are sold: · The concert was a sell-out.· the band’s sell-out tour of the US
a film, band, person etc that has become very popular and fashionable with a particular group of people: · a cult TV programme
something that suddenly becomes popular, so that a lot of people do it, buy it etc: · the latest dance craze that has been sweeping the US· the craze for ultra expensive designer jeans
informal something that is very popular for a short time – used about something that you disapprove of, which you do not think will last for very long: · Most diets are just fads.· I think it’s a passing fad.
Longman Language Activatorpeople, places, activities etc that a lot of people like if someone or something is popular , a lot of people like them: · Lisa's one of the most popular girls in class.· Benidorm soon became a popular holiday resort.· Old-fashioned names are getting popular again.popular with: · Chatlines have proved very popular with young people.
British /be in favor American if someone is in favour , they are liked and approved of at the present time, although this may not last: · Suzannah and I are both in favour at work at the moment.be back in favour (=be in favour again): · It looks as if Joey, her old boyfriend, is back in favor again.be in favour with: · Her fresh approach to environmental issues makes her very much in favor with young voters.
someone who is well-liked has a lot of friends and is liked by most people: · She's a cheerful, good-natured girl, well-liked by all the people she works with.· As a politician, he may lack experience, but he's very well-liked.
if something such as a product or skill or a person is in demand , it is considered to be very valuable and a lot of people want to have it or use it: · High quality furniture will always be in demand.be in great/big demand: · Graduates in Chinese are in great demand in an exciting variety of occupations.be much/heavily in demand: · Her dramatic Latin looks caused her to be much in demand as a model.
informal if a product, activity, or performer is big in a particular place or at a particular time, they are very popular: be big in: · Oasis were big in the early 90's.· The single is already big in the clubs, and has been remixed by the band.
a popular book, film, song etc a book that a lot of people buy: · J.K. Rowling's latest book is certain to be a bestseller.
a film that a lot of people watch and that makes a lot of money, especially a film with a lot of exciting action: · Bruce Willis's new blockbuster took $10.6 million in its first weekend.· "Roots" became a blockbuster TV series.
a record, film, show etc that a lot of people buy or go to see: · When I first heard the song I knew it would be a hit.hit song/single/musical etc: · a new hit single from Janet Jacksonbig hit: · "Titanic" was a big hit all over the world.
to make something popular also popularise British · Most attempts to popularise science and technology have failed.· Self-service supermarkets were first popularized by businessman Clarence Saunders.
when something becomes popular again when something or someone becomes popular and fashionable again, for example a kind of music, a style of clothes, a writer, or a singer: · Sixties pop music enjoyed a big revival in the mid-90s.· There's been something of an Abba revival recently.
not popular if someone or something is unpopular , a lot of people do not like them: · The government is more unpopular now than it has been for years.· Mr Venables must be the most unpopular teacher in school.unpopular with: · The taxes proved extremely unpopular with the electorate.
British /out of favor American if a person, idea, or other thing is out of favour , people no longer approve of them or use them, although they used to be popular: · Smacking children seems to be out of favour these days.go/fall out of favour (with somebody): · The classic jigsaw puzzle never goes out of favour with kids.· Journalists and producers who fell out of favour were fired immediately.
if there is no demand for a product or service people do not want to buy it: · There's no demand for heavy immovable furniture any more.· Where there is no call for a continued food market, market buildings have proved highly adaptable.
done or believed by a lot of people · Using "lay" instead of "lie" is a very common mistake.· It's becoming more and more common for women to keep their family name when they marry.· My daughter says politics is boring, which is a common attitude among teenagers.
done, believed, or felt by a lot of ordinary people have: · There is still a lot of popular support for the ex-president.· I don't accept the popular view that all criminals should be put in prison.contrary to popular belief (=the opposite of what most ordinary people believe): · Contrary to popular belief, the Australian desert is often full of wildlife.
done, believed or felt by a lot of people in many different places: · There was now widespread public support for healthcare reform.· The airlines' failures were in part caused by widespread concern about air safety.· The practice of adding preservatives to basic foods is widespread.
: widely accepted/believed/known/practised/used etc done, believed or felt by a lot of people in many different places: · Silicon Valley is widely known as California's high-tech center.· A hundred years ago it was widely believed that there was life on Mars.· Asbestos was once widely used in the building industry.
what most people think about something what most of the people of a country think about a particular subject, idea, or problem: · Responding to public opinion, the government introduced new controls on guns.· Popular opinion is quite easily swayed by the media.· Public opinion should not influence every policy decision.· The shooting of an intruder by a farmer has sharply divided popular opinion.
a basic opinion with which most of the people in a particular group agree in a general way: · Events in Eastern Europe shifted popular consensus against a new generation of nuclear weapons.consensus that: · There was a growing consensus that the Prime Minister should resign.consensus of opinion: · There appears to be a consensus of opinion that the pilot was not at fault.
what most of the people in a group or a society think about something: · The majority view seems to be that we need more police officers on local streets.· The mayor was quick to point out that the racist group did not represent a majority view in the community.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 1adverbs
Their recordings have won great acclaim. Bistro Roti is a deservedly popular restaurant. Pictures of refugees aroused popular hostility (=felt by a lot of people) towards the war. Champagne wines became immensely popular in the 18th century. There is a popular misconception that too much exercise is bad for you. According to popular mythology, school days are the best days of your life. The case generated public outrage. a popular uprising (=by the ordinary people in a country)
· She was a very popular teacher.
· The restaurant is extremely popular, owing to its high standard of food.
(=extremely popular)· a highly popular radio station
· His plays were immensely popular.
(=extremely popular – used especially about something that excites people)· These bands are wildly popular in Cuba.
(=extremely popular, to a degree that is surprising or unusual)· Still her books remain phenomenally popular.
· Business management courses are increasingly popular.
(=liked by everyone)· Some foods are universally popular.
(=always popular)· His most enduringly popular film is ‘Singin' in the Rain’.
· He became Russia's first genuinely popular politician in a long time.
Meaning 2nouns· There was widespread popular support for the new law.
· She will be performing here again next month, by popular demand.
· Contrary to popular belief, cats are solitary animals.
· The popular view bears little relation to the known facts.
(=a wrong idea that many people have)· There is a popular misconception that the town is at the most northerly tip of the country.
· He won the presidency with almost 86 percent of the popular vote.
· The characters in the series failed to catch the popular imagination.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Their recordings have won great acclaim.· By now public anger in America was mounting.
· The zoo is by far the most popular attraction.
(=that a lot of people believe)· There is a common belief that educational standards are declining.
(=opposite to what most people think)· Contrary to popular belief, boys are not usually better at maths than girls.
· It’s the most popular brand of tequila in Mexico.
(=one used by a lot of people)· The term 'information revolution' is a popular cliché.
Bistro Roti is a deservedly popular restaurant.· Scotland is a popular destination for conferences.
(=popular with large numbers of people)· Reality TV has been a very successful form of mass entertainment.
(=shared by a lot of people)· The general expectation was for married couples to have children.
(=someone whom many people admire)· Ross was an arctic explorer and popular hero.
Pictures of refugees aroused popular hostility (=felt by a lot of people) towards the war.· The popular image of the spy as a glamorous figure of mystery is far from the reality.
Champagne wines became immensely popular in the 18th century. (=one that many people believe)· A popular legend grew up about him.
(=when someone or something wins a vote by a large amount)· He called the election in the hope of receiving a popular mandate.
(=television, newspapers etc, that most people are able to see or read)· Few of these events were reported in the mainstream media.
There is a popular misconception that too much exercise is bad for you. (=that many people believe)· Contrary to popular myth, most road accidents are not the result of speeding.
According to popular mythology, school days are the best days of your life. (=what ordinary people think about something)· How much do newspapers influence popular opinion?
(=in spite of what most people think)· Contrary to popular opinion, many cats dislike milk.
· Independent sixth-form colleges are becoming a popular option.
The case generated public outrage.· He is the most popular politician in the country.
(=popular newspapers that have a lot of news about famous people etc, rather than serious news)· He regularly appeared in the tabloid press alongside well-known actresses.
(=pressure from the public)· He faces mounting public pressure to resign.
· The announcement led to widespread public protests.
· The popular seaside resort of Brighton is 40 minutes away.
(=one involving a lot of ordinary people)· Opposition groups had called for a popular revolt against the president.
(=what most people think) He was more in touch with public sentiment than many of his critics.
He was more in touch with public sentiment than many of his critics. (=used mainly of songs written before the 1960s)· a popular song from the 1930s
· Current evidence indicates that older people are more healthy than popular stereotypes suggest.
· There seemed to be no popular support for war.
· The shop created a unique style of goods that appealed to the popular taste.
a popular uprising (=by the ordinary people in a country)· This view has become increasingly popular in society.· It’s now a rather unpopular view.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· If they did not, the myth of the sense behind the sentence would not be as popular as it is.· Sea burials were as popular as ever, but they weren't cheap.· Stuart was as popular as he was courageous and capable, and the South was stunned by his death.· Virgin hopes a day in the cockpit will become as popular as a day at the races for company gatherings.· And just to say some one is a strict conduct disorder is not as popular today as it was a few years ago.· Weston-super-Mare, Southsea, Folkestone and Lowestoft were the other venues and all proved as popular as on previous visits.· And the topic of war, even the Revolution, was no longer as popular as it had once been.
· This is an important part of the rhythm of a cathedral's worship and it remains enormously popular.· He is an enormously popular president.· Lyte was enormously popular during his 25 years of ministry there and built up a Sunday School of over 700 children.· Lunch was slightly less raucous than the evening meal, but still enormously popular with the masses.· Handel had been dead for five years, but his music was still enormously popular.
· During the 1993/94 programme we shall continue the series of afternoon events which have proved extremely popular.· Cruises, foreign vacation or job experiences, glamorous career situations, and other such settings are extremely popular.· Nevertheless, these works were extremely popular in their day and are still excellent examples of pure terror and suspense.· Health and fitness, in particular, have proved extremely popular and the clubs gymnasia are experiencing increased usage.· It's extremely popular, so book ahead.· The Select-A-Play system has been extremely popular since being instituted last season.
· Newsgroups are also highly popular as a means of tracing family members who may have fled conflict or natural disaster.· Once highly popular, his ratings in the polls sometimes dropped into single digits.· An example is the once highly popular low-carbohydrate method of slimming.· President Hashemi Rafsanjani, a highly popular figure, chose not to run again.· PERRIER-JOUET Good consistent quality wines produced by this mainstream highly popular house.· And the booklets costing $ 5. 95 are also highly popular.· These courses proved highly popular with our lads and there was practically a hundred percent pass rate.· And Stewart was highly popular among his peers.
· Bill, 54, stopped making the hugely popular Cosby Show - seen here on Channel 4 - earlier this year.· Doctors at the time criticized the hugely popular diet.· And that would mean tackling the hugely popular Mr Yeltsin himself.· They were hugely popular and widely read.
· This had not prevented him from becoming an immensely popular pastor.· The President personally remained immensely popular and in 1944 he fought and won his fourth presidential campaign.· The immensely popular company was the only one on the bill, Alvin noted, that was not subsidized by its country.· Beveridge's legacy endures because the welfare state works tolerably well and is immensely popular.· Corporate intranets, immensely popular in the business world, may prove too confusing to use and too expensive to maintain.· The film was immensely popular and had so clearly struck a chord that Hammer carried out a rethink of its production policy.
· Snowboarding games are becoming increasingly popular and PlayStation 2 is proving the perfect platform for them.· Because bond insurance helps municipalities trim borrowing costs, it has become increasingly popular nationwide.· This method is becoming increasingly popular and has great benefits in terms of aerobatic flying.· Such high-octane tours have become increasingly popular.· But kidnapping as an income source is an increasingly popular and frightening practice.· An injunction, on the other hand, is becoming increasingly popular as an effective remedy for breach of contract.· Possibly because there are so many middle-aged guys like me struggling with graphical interfaces, 17-inch monitors are becoming increasingly popular.
· There are so many forms of alternative medicine and there's no doubt it's getting more popular.· You can buy hamburgers, but hot-and-spicy noodles are much more popular.· Giraffes and upstanding bears are more popular than snakes, rats and spiders.· There are also other definitions which can be given and which are rather more popular these days.· The car, with all its hidden costs in pollution, traffic accidents and congestion, will continue to be more popular.· In death, Rabin has become larger than life and more popular than he ever was as prime minister.· He is more popular than either Margaret Thatcher or Neil Kinnock.· Chretien continues to be more popular than unpopular, although he has given voters some ground for displeasure.
· Among the hundred most popular museums in Britain, it was visited by more than 900,000 people.· The most popular athletes had more than one card.· During the summer months weddings are the most popular function.· It is the pale, icy blues and strong medium shades that are now the most popular.· Even the most popular personalities, as William Whitelaw was in 1981, can run into difficulty.· The most popular option is the DOS-based WordPerfect system which has launched version 6.0, being the first significant enhancement since 5.1.· It was this element of unreality which made tunnelling the most popular scheme for escape.
· It isn't difficult to see why the Panda is so popular.· At one point the broadcast became so popular that a line of Sonny Boy cornmeal was introduced.· This series was so popular that it was repeated in the same year.· The site became so popular that it received more than 50 million hits on its first day, crashing the system.· Waterers Landscaping became involved in the project in September and proved so popular that the original £150,000 contract grew and grew.· This bread is so popular that it broke my heart having to throw it out.· These friendly classes are so popular, numbers are restricted and booking is a must.· Oddly enough, what makes Gingrich so popular with conservative Republicans is also what can make him unpopular with others.
· The oily fish, like mackerel and herring, are not generally very popular.· The host program is very popular.· It is very popular with the Milanese, and the seats around it are filled at most times of the day.· To tell the truth, he was never very popular.· Booklets can be very popular indeed and some booklets have been taken up in very large quantities.· The cards are now larger than in previous years and we have found that this size proved very popular.· In consequence the use of sedimentation columns or tubes to determine the fall velocities of sediment particles has become very popular.· Caniço has probably the best selection of restaurants outside Funchal and is very popular with both Madeirans and foreigners.
NOUN· Contrary to popular belief, Soviet economic sources provided rich picking for the researcher, as long as the right subject was chosen.· Contrary to popular belief by many, Memorial Day is not the day summer vacation begins.· Dryden's position was that popular belief in such beings was enough to justify their representation in poetry.· Contrary to popular belief a preference for boys over girls is not universal.· Contrary to popular belief, income tax provides only just over a quarter of all tax revenue.· In general, however, it was simply reinterpreting in new language a set of ancient popular beliefs.· Contrary to popular belief, shoplifting is neither a new word nor a new occurrence.· Actually, contrary to popular belief, hallucinations were not part of the original definition of schizophrenia.
· The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk is another popular choice.· For the past two decades, the national party conventions have been reduced to rubber-stamping the primaries' popular choices.· A continuation of wartime industrial conscription was a popular choice.· Looking for ideas to replace the risky, popular choices?· Both are popular choices with republicans.· Benzodiazepines Benzodiazepines are much safer than the older barbiturates and are said to be a popular choice among physicians for treating insomnia.· Brushes, like giant bottle brushes are one popular choice of mechanical media.· Jim Zorn, naturally, was a popular choice.
· There were deliberate attempts to develop elements of both high and popular culture in music, poetry, dance, and games.· Yet, Fox still managed to change television and popular culture, for better and for worse.· Photo: Elaine Prisk, 1997 popular culture.· In another single-room installation, 15 photographs by Diane Arbus explore the psychology of popular culture.· Portrayals of computers in popular culture attribute individuality.· Both define the popular culture, and in my life, movies and fashion are constantly crossing over.· Consequently, more attention was paid to working-class and popular culture.· But as nettlesome as these issues can be, popular culture raises another issue of paternity with another kind of collaboration.
· But there is no popular demand, and no need, to overturn our institutions in a fit of impatience.· Both men created through their activities a popular demand for access to the very wilderness they sought to protect.· As in many other countries, popular demands for the introduction of multiparty democracy grew in the first half of 1990.· The formative years of many of the elderly who were surveyed was a ti-me of popular demand for greater equality.· And now, due to popular demand, we can announce the arrival of the Megadisk!· It was a thing that was created by popular demand.· Sir Peter was scheduled to sign for one hour, but gave way to popular demand and stayed for three.· Due to popular demand, levels one to three of the original Fast Forward have been split, producing six short intensive courses.
· By 1984 the popular movement against the excesses and injustices of the Marcos regime was well-developed.· I learned something about the difference between a serious and quiet pursuit and a popular movement.· After 1848, the popular movement declined.· The arenas hired for these meetings seemed to match the modern creed of the new popular movement.· The history of popular movements and popular disturbances.· In agriculture, the popular movement began to respond to the kind of difficulties that farmers like those in Zubaydat had encountered.· Just why Fitzthomas threw in his lot so completely with Montfort and the popular movement in the city is unclear.
· It is the centrality of recordings within popular music today.· The box set has given a history to popular music, by providing perspective.· Its cabaret tradition and its popular music are unrivalled.· The timeless street has been the heartbeat of popular music, and source of countless classics.· Already highly successful in popular music, dance and commercial television, blacks have found the movies a tougher nut to crack.· So Green turned to popular music.· In popular music, such functions are either lacking or much weaker.· But they are generally happy just to programme and share the pleasant experience of listening to popular music on the radio.
· Contrary to popular myth Darwin was not thunderstruck by the theory of evolution during his voyage on the Beagle.· In addition, peo-ple have new questions, arising as often from media reports of scientific studies as from popular myth.· Contrary to popular myth, women have gained very little over the last ten years-and lost a lot.· Other popular myths also fail to withstand close scrutiny.· In fact, the Great and Good are not nearly as changed as popular myth would have it.· Contrary to the popular myth, Galileo seems to have performed few experiments in mechanics.· One popular myth needs, perhaps, to be dispelled at this stage.· One of the most popular myths in weight training is that higher reps produce bigger abdominals.
· Contrary to modem popular opinion these were splendid ships with excellent accommodation and many modern conveniences for both crew and passengers.· Well, popular opinion is wrong.· But the fullness of the material makes possible qualitative study with particularly interesting insights into popular opinions and activities.· Mary Pinciotti knows that red clay is good for your garden, despite popular opinion.· These large juries were clearly intended to provide a reasonably representative sample of popular opinion.· She said that, contrary to popular opinion, traumas caused by such a disaster were not short-lived.· There are various ways in which popular opinion can be represented with reasonable accuracy.· Contrary to popular opinion, the non-conformist Sunday was not a dismal day full of restrictions.
· The new popular press played a crucial role in orchestrating public opinion over the affair.· The public can be forgiven for finding the concept perplexing, since the popular press uses the terms multimedia and cross-media interchangeably.· Such a low-key comment is not what is required by the popular press at the conclusion of a traumatic trial.· These anxieties were mercilessly sharpened by the popular press.· But it is not just the popular press who have argued such a case.· Reading about it in the popular press is no substitute for the scrutiny that follows the disclosure required by technical journals.· This attitude is reflected in a variety of ways in the popular press.
· One day Modi had made a collage by pasting a verse from a popular song around a painting, in Cubist fashion.· I asked him what kind of songs he knew and he said he knew some popular songs.· A woman was singing popular songs, and the holidaymakers were drinking and laughing as they ate their steaks.· Neuter nouns ending in o take a. He wrote the lyrics of a popular song.· Once upon a time there was a film with a jolly popular song, sung as a duet.· As I was standing before the sink,, I heard Edusha singing a recently popular song.· I would write parodies of popular songs and my selection would go all around the circuit.· This is the principal reason that the great voices of opera seldom sing popular songs.
· For governments and corporations this may be the price of popular support for globalisation on a human scale.· Surveys continue to show strong popular support for such direct democratic measures.· It now had members in Stormont and increasing popular support and, more importantly, it had a clear Protestant identity.· All three bills had popular support, according to polls.· The extent of popular support, if any, for this enterprise was never clear.· It would not be surprising if, to gain popular support for emancipationist petitions, reformers had to work very hard.
· The regime was overthrown by a popular uprising on Dec. 22, 1989.· But as normality resumes, a strange myth still hovers around the popular uprising that overthrew Slobodan Milosevic.· Marcos was overthrown in 1986 after a popular uprising.
· He developed something of a studio to produce his most popular views.· As George likes to say, the popular view is slightly more than half right.· Karen Quinlan falls into this third category, despite initial medical and popular views to the contrary.· How is a judge to gauge the popular view?· The picture thus sketched is in strong contrast to the popular view of housewives as a leisured class.· I believe that the popular view that it was the rainbow is incorrect.
· The President is elected for a five-year term by popular vote.· In 1992, he ended up with 19 percent of the popular vote.· Liberal forces have already begun to collect the million signatures needed to call a popular vote.· Perot garnered 19 percent of the popular vote in the three-way race in 1992· The 1973 Constitution provides for a National Assembly made up of the Cabinet and 30 members elected by popular vote.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Contrary to popular belief, gorillas are shy and gentle creatures.
- Actually, contrary to popular belief, hallucinations were not part of the original definition of schizophrenia.
- And contrary to popular belief, we don't want to wear the trousers at home.
- And now, due to popular demand, we can announce the arrival of the Megadisk!
- As in many other countries, popular demands for the introduction of multiparty democracy grew in the first half of 1990.
- Both men created through their activities a popular demand for access to the very wilderness they sought to protect.
- But there is no popular demand, and no need, to overturn our institutions in a fit of impatience.
- Due to popular demand, levels one to three of the original Fast Forward have been split, producing six short intensive courses.
- It was a thing that was created by popular demand.
- Sir Peter was scheduled to sign for one hour, but gave way to popular demand and stayed for three.
- The formative years of many of the elderly who were surveyed was a ti-me of popular demand for greater equality.
WORD FAMILYnounpopularity ≠ unpopularitypopularizationadjectivepopular ≠ unpopularverbpopularizeadverbpopularly
1liked by a lot of people OPP unpopular: Hilary was popular at school. a popular holiday resort Coffee is probably the most popular drink in the world.hugely/enormously/immensely etc popular Guerrero’s music is hugely popular in Latin America.popular with/among The president is very popular with Jewish voters.2[only before noun] done by a lot of people in a society, group etc: the closest popular vote in U.S. presidential history The government has little popular support among women voters. Kaplan’s latest recording has received considerable popular acclaim (=it is liked by a lot of people).popular belief/opinion/view (=a belief, opinion etc that a lot of people have) a survey of Hispanic-American popular opinion Contrary to popular belief (=in spite of what many people believe), gorillas are basically shy, gentle creatures. a popular movement for democracy3[only before noun] relating to ordinary people, or intended for ordinary people: Wintour’s writing is full of references to American popular culture. Steele was ridiculed by the popular press. → pop musicCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1adverbsvery popular· She was a very popular teacher.extremely popular· The restaurant is extremely popular, owing to its high standard of food.highly popular (=extremely popular)· a highly popular radio stationimmensely/hugely/enormously popular· His plays were immensely popular.wildly popular (=extremely popular – used especially about something that excites people)· These bands are wildly popular in Cuba.phenomenally popular (=extremely popular, to a degree that is surprising or unusual)· Still her books remain phenomenally popular.increasingly popular· Business management courses are increasingly popular.universally popular (=liked by everyone)· Some foods are universally popular.enduringly/perennially popular (=always popular)· His most enduringly popular film is ‘Singin' in the Rain’.genuinely popular· He became Russia's first genuinely popular politician in a long time.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2nounspopular support· There was widespread popular support for the new law.popular demand· She will be performing here again next month, by popular demand.popular belief/opinion· Contrary to popular belief, cats are solitary animals.the popular view· The popular view bears little relation to the known facts.a popular misconception (=a wrong idea that many people have)· There is a popular misconception that the town is at the most northerly tip of the country.the popular vote· He won the presidency with almost 86 percent of the popular vote.the popular imagination· The characters in the series failed to catch the popular imagination.THESAURUSpopular liked by a lot of people: · a popular restaurant· Marmaris is one of Turkey’s most popular tourist destinations.· His films were hugely popular.well-liked used about someone who many people like: · He is an experienced and well-liked member of the team.· Stein is well-respected and well-liked by the troops.big/huge [not before noun] informal very popular, especially in a particular place: · The band are big in Europe.· Apparently this type of game is huge in Japan.hot informal someone or something that is hot, is very popular or fashionable and everyone wants to use them, see them, buy them etc: · one of this year’s hottest fashion trends· a hot young singer from Nashvillesomething that is popularbestseller a book that a lot of people buy: · His prize-winning book ‘A Year in Provence’ became an international bestseller.blockbuster a film that a lot of people watch, especially an exciting film: · a Hollywood blockbuster· a blockbuster moviehit something such as a song, show, or film which is very popular and successful: · The band played all their old hits.· The film was a box-office hit (=a lot of people went to see it at the cinema).· She stars in ABC’s hit show ‘Desperate Housewives’.sell-out a concert, sports event etc which so many people want to see that all the tickets are sold: · The concert was a sell-out.· the band’s sell-out tour of the UScult movie/band/figure etc a film, band, person etc that has become very popular and fashionable with a particular group of people: · a cult TV programmecraze something that suddenly becomes popular, so that a lot of people do it, buy it etc: · the latest dance craze that has been sweeping the US· the craze for ultra expensive designer jeansfad informal something that is very popular for a short time – used about something that you disapprove of, which you do not think will last for very long: · Most diets are just fads.· I think it’s a passing fad.popular1 adjectivepopular2 noun
popularpopular2 noun [countable usually plural] American English informal COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Their recordings have won great acclaim. Bistro Roti is a deservedly popular restaurant. Pictures of refugees aroused popular hostility (=felt by a lot of people) towards the war. Champagne wines became immensely popular in the 18th century. There is a popular misconception that too much exercise is bad for you. According to popular mythology, school days are the best days of your life. The case generated public outrage. a popular uprising (=by the ordinary people in a country)
Their recordings have won great acclaim.· By now public anger in America was mounting.
· The zoo is by far the most popular attraction.
(=that a lot of people believe)· There is a common belief that educational standards are declining.
(=opposite to what most people think)· Contrary to popular belief, boys are not usually better at maths than girls.
· It’s the most popular brand of tequila in Mexico.
(=one used by a lot of people)· The term 'information revolution' is a popular cliché.
Bistro Roti is a deservedly popular restaurant.· Scotland is a popular destination for conferences.
(=popular with large numbers of people)· Reality TV has been a very successful form of mass entertainment.
(=shared by a lot of people)· The general expectation was for married couples to have children.
(=someone whom many people admire)· Ross was an arctic explorer and popular hero.
Pictures of refugees aroused popular hostility (=felt by a lot of people) towards the war.· The popular image of the spy as a glamorous figure of mystery is far from the reality.
Champagne wines became immensely popular in the 18th century. (=one that many people believe)· A popular legend grew up about him.
(=when someone or something wins a vote by a large amount)· He called the election in the hope of receiving a popular mandate.
(=television, newspapers etc, that most people are able to see or read)· Few of these events were reported in the mainstream media.
There is a popular misconception that too much exercise is bad for you. (=that many people believe)· Contrary to popular myth, most road accidents are not the result of speeding.
According to popular mythology, school days are the best days of your life. (=what ordinary people think about something)· How much do newspapers influence popular opinion?
(=in spite of what most people think)· Contrary to popular opinion, many cats dislike milk.
· Independent sixth-form colleges are becoming a popular option.
The case generated public outrage.· He is the most popular politician in the country.
(=popular newspapers that have a lot of news about famous people etc, rather than serious news)· He regularly appeared in the tabloid press alongside well-known actresses.
(=pressure from the public)· He faces mounting public pressure to resign.
· The announcement led to widespread public protests.
· The popular seaside resort of Brighton is 40 minutes away.
(=one involving a lot of ordinary people)· Opposition groups had called for a popular revolt against the president.
(=what most people think) He was more in touch with public sentiment than many of his critics.
He was more in touch with public sentiment than many of his critics. (=used mainly of songs written before the 1960s)· a popular song from the 1930s
· Current evidence indicates that older people are more healthy than popular stereotypes suggest.
· There seemed to be no popular support for war.
· The shop created a unique style of goods that appealed to the popular taste.
a popular uprising (=by the ordinary people in a country)· This view has become increasingly popular in society.· It’s now a rather unpopular view.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a student who is popular at school, especially one who is part of a group of popular students: - Contrary to popular belief, gorillas are shy and gentle creatures.
- Actually, contrary to popular belief, hallucinations were not part of the original definition of schizophrenia.
- And contrary to popular belief, we don't want to wear the trousers at home.
- And now, due to popular demand, we can announce the arrival of the Megadisk!
- As in many other countries, popular demands for the introduction of multiparty democracy grew in the first half of 1990.
- Both men created through their activities a popular demand for access to the very wilderness they sought to protect.
- But there is no popular demand, and no need, to overturn our institutions in a fit of impatience.
- Due to popular demand, levels one to three of the original Fast Forward have been split, producing six short intensive courses.
- It was a thing that was created by popular demand.
- Sir Peter was scheduled to sign for one hour, but gave way to popular demand and stayed for three.
- The formative years of many of the elderly who were surveyed was a ti-me of popular demand for greater equality.
At high school she was one of the populars and everyone wanted to be her best friend.