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

• fashionability
• fashionableness
• favor
• hotness
• modishness
• vogue
• voguishness

Examples of popularity in a Sentence

the increasing popularity of cell phones

Recent Examples on the Web

That hasn’t sapped the popularity of masters in business (which includes, but isn’t exclusively the MBA)—they’re far and away the most popular advanced degree, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. —Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025

The popularity of interactive dining experiences is also growing. —Food Drink Life, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025

Clark's influence on the popularity of women's basketball over the last year has been evident in various statistics. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025

The Emmy Award-winner plays the Black woman stand-in for a white male protagonist in an imaginary story to repurpose the popularity of a once successful Keyworth Pictures’ franchise. —Malik Peay, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025

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