Noun
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryTo his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs. Aldous Huxley
The metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet. Dave Barry
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. Billie Joe Armstrong
The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof. Mary McCarthy
Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue where men have it whether they will or no. George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
Popularity is the small change of glory. French Proverb