popularity

noun

pop·​u·​lar·​i·​ty ˌpä-pyə-ˈler-ə-tē 

ˌpä-pyə-ˈla-rə-tē

: the quality or state of being popular

Synonyms of popularity

• vogue
• favor
• fashionability
• fashionableness

Examples of popularity in a Sentence

the increasing popularity of cell phones

Recent Examples on the Web

Her arrival elevated the popularity of players Black and White alike. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

While her dad passed down his green thumb to her, ever since their family cultivated a victory garden for the troops during World War II, Stewart pointed out that gardening has been gaining widespread popularity in recent months. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Mahjong, a four-person game similar to rummy, skyrocketed in popularity in the past year following a spike in interest at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Because of the show’s international popularity, the players walked into the castle knowing exactly where to go and what to investigate. — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

popular + -ity

Note: Probably an English coinage rather than a loan from Latin populāritās "fellow-citizenship, courtship of popular favor" (Late Latin, "population, general opinion").

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing popularity

• popularity contest

Rhymes for popularity

• angularity
• bipolarity
• capillarity
• cellularity
• circularity
• familiarity
• granularity
• insincerity
• insularity
• modularity
• osmolarity
• regularity