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

Recent elections have shown the growing popularity of democratic socialists. — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Anytime a piece of media explodes in popularity, piracy follows quickly. — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

Role Model has spent much of 2026 gearing followers up for another studio effort, one which capitalizes on his newfound popularity. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Workers have been increasingly jabbed while on the job as needle-style medications — more specifically GLP-1s — have risen in popularity. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 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