popularity
Noun
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The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the people at large; good will or favor proceeding from the people; as, the popularity of a law, statesman, or a book.
The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people; hence, cheapness; inferiority; vulgarity.
Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap.
The act of courting the favor of the people.
Public sentiment; general passion.
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To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.
The metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.
There are a lot of bands who claim to be punk and they only play the music, they have no clue what it's all about. It's a lifestyle. It's not about popularity and all that crap.
The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof.
Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue where men have it whether they will or no.
Popularity is the small change of glory.