What does popular mean

While this deferred action is controversial in the United States, in Mexico, what Obama did is universally popular. Whether he gets his full due in popular culture remains to be seen.

I know that in putting this before you I challenge some of the most popular affectations of cultivated people. As a good-looking young bachelor, though a detrimental, he had been very popular.

In France the habit of snuffing was the most popular mode and to this day the custom is more general than elsewhere. The government's policies have not been popular with the voters.

The potato is the most popular vegetable in Britain. This particular stretch of coast is especially popular with walkers. At school he was popular and self-confident , and we weren't surprised at his later success. It's the good weather that makes Spain such a popular tourist destination. Liked, or not liked, by many people.

B2 [ before noun ] for or involving ordinary people rather than experts or very educated people :. The issue was virtually ignored by the popular press. The popular myth is that air travel is more dangerous than travel by car or bus. The tabloid newspapers have fastened on popular psychology. We hope our work will help to change popular misconceptions about disabled people. He owed his popular support to the potency of his propaganda machine.

Ordinary people. In-line skating is increasingly popular. Contrary to popular belief , air travel is less dangerous than travel by car. Examples of popular. The problem is increased by exaggeration—and the offenders are not local papers, but some of the national populars.

From the Hansard archive. Example from the Hansard archive. She's the one that smiles at everyone as she walks down the hallway. She's not afraid to be who she is. She's confident and self-assured, which makes her beautiful.

Though she isn't necessarily the prettiest girl in school, she's the most fun to be around. Everyone likes her because she's genuinely a good person. I'm not sure I would consider myself popular, but I do know that I try to be the best version of me I possibly can be on a daily basis. Most of the time they think they're being cool, when in reality no one else cares about the things they do.

I wouldn't consider myself very popular—I do my own thing. But if you had asked me a couple years ago, I would have said that being popular meant the world to me. Since then I've realized that people view the popular girls as annoying and self-centered. Wiktionary 3. Such popular humanity is treason.

Webster Dictionary 5. Freebase 3. Chambers 20th Century Dictionary 4. How to pronounce popular? Alex US English. David US English. Mark US English. Daniel British. Libby British. Mia British. Karen Australian. Hayley Australian. Natasha Australian. Veena Indian. Priya Indian.