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

Cunningham said media attention and award voting can be driven by popularity and politics instead of on-court performance. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Sometimes, recreational pastimes grow in popularity right alongside their corresponding fashion. — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2026

Jimothy’s popularity has — perhaps unintentionally — raised public awareness of the importance of accepting people with illness or disability. — Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

The December 2023 closure of the Washington Bridge significantly damaged McKee's popularity. — Patrick Anderson, The Providence Journal, 11 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