adj.
- liked or admired by many or by a particular person or group.
- intended for or suited to the taste or means of the general public.
▸(of a belief or attitude) widely held among the general public.
- (of political activity) of or carried on by the people as a whole.
Derivative
- popularism n.
- popularity n.
- popularly adv.
Etymology
ME: from L. popularis, from populus ‘people’.