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# popularity

noun (popularity — uncountable)

«popularity» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Popularity is being liked, enjoyed or supported by many people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popularity/#m1)
2. Popularity is how many people use or choose something, as in the popularity of a sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popularity/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school life children notice popularity among friends; in ethics, pupils learn that kindness matters more than being popular. In maths and data lessons, bar charts show the popularity of foods or pets. Phrases: «grow in popularity», «a popularity contest», «gain popularity», «lose popularity».

### Examples

- Football has huge popularity in many countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popularity/#x1)
- We made a bar chart to show the popularity of different fruits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popularity/#x2)
- The new game grew in popularity very quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popularity/#x3)
- The king lost popularity when he raised taxes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popularity/#x4)
- It's not a popularity contest; choose the best person for the job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popularity/#x5)
- The popularity of cycling rose when the new path opened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popularity/#x6)
- Yet it won a wide popularity, as is shown by the fact that there was a seventh edition published in 1795, for J. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popularity/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. From «popular». Trap: popularity does not mean something is good or right. Maths link: in a survey, the most popular choice is the mode (the one chosen most often).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «popularity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popularity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«popularity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/popularity.html) on Mova free.