popularity

«popularity» in Mova's school dictionary: being liked, enjoyed or supported by many people — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (popularity — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Popularity is being liked, enjoyed or supported by many people. tree →

2) Popularity is how many people use or choose something, as in the popularity of a sport. tree →

sense 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 →
• We made a bar chart to show the popularity of different fruits. tree →
• The new game grew in popularity very quickly. tree →
• The king lost popularity when he raised taxes. tree →
• It's not a popularity contest; choose the best person for the job. tree →
• The popularity of cycling rose when the new path opened. tree →
• Yet it won a wide popularity, as is shown by the fact that there was a seventh edition published in 1795, for J. tree →

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).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «popularity» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.