popular

Meanings

Adjective

• Common among the general public; generally accepted.
• Concerning the people; public.
• Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public.
• Of low birth, not noble; vulgar, plebian.
• Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption.
• Cultivating the favour of the common people.
• Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.
• Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap.

Noun

• A person who is popular, especially at a school.
• An inexpensive newspaper with wide circulation.
• A member of the Populares

Related

Opposite words

• anonymous
• unpopular

Origin

• Borrowed from Latin populāris, from populus + -aris.