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

Charlie LoGrasso, head production manager of Bakey in Boston, said the chocolate babka’s popularity has a downside. — Connie Ogle july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

The Labour government has seen a decrease in popularity among the British public, cemented by huge losses at the local polls in May—the fallout of which ultimately led to Starmer resigning as Prime Minister. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 17 July 2026

These days, mostly because of its popularity on social media, mudlarking is hopelessly oversubscribed. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

But the popularity of the Big Five has, narrowed expectations of what a safari can be. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 July 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