popularity
[noun]
Synonyms: favour, acceptance, acclaim, approval, currency, esteem, regard, vogue

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pop‧u‧lar‧i‧ty /ˌpɒpjəˈlærəti, ˌpɒpjʊˈlærəti $ ˌpɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: popularity ≠ unpopularity, popularization; verb: popularize; adverb: popularly; adjective: popular ≠ unpopular]
when something or someone is liked or supported by a lot of people
popularity of
The popularity of the Internet has soared.
The president’s popularity has declined considerably.
gain/grow/increase in popularity (=start to be liked by many people)
Country music is growing in popularity.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

popularity
noun
ADJ. enormous, great, huge, immense, massive, widespread | growing, increasing | dwindling | continued, continuing | personal | current
VERB + POPULARITY achieve, win | deserve The film deserves its popularity.
court She is a tough decision-maker who does not court popularity.
enjoy | gain (in), grow in Organic produce appears to be gaining in popularity.
retain | regain
POPULARITY + VERB grow | decline, wane
POPULARITY + NOUN rating | stakes They are running neck-and-neck in the popularity stakes.
PREP. ~ among/amongst The current system has never enjoyed popularity among teachers.
~ with She enjoys huge popularity with the voters.
PHRASES a decline/drop in popularity, an increase/a rise/a surge/an upsurge in popularity the recent upsurge in the popularity of folk music
the peak of (sb/sth's) popularity At the peak of its popularity in the late nineties, the band sold ten million albums a year.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

popularity

enjoy popularity (=be popular)
The band enjoyed great popularity in the 1980s.
achieve popularity (=become popular)
Her books achieved tremendous popularity on both sides of the Atlantic.
gain/grow/increase in popularity
Extreme sports are growing in popularity.
court popularity (=try to be popular by pleasing people)
It is tempting for politicians to court popularity.
somebody's popularity soars (=increases by a large amount)
Opinion polls showed that his popularity had soared to a record level.
something's popularity declines
As fashions changed, their popularity declined.
great popularity
His great popularity with British audiences dates from that period.
enormous/tremendous/immense popularity
the enormous popularity of Coca-Cola
widespread/wide popularity (=with a lot of people, or in many places)
Astrology enjoyed widespread popularity.
growing/increasing/rising popularity
This may be the key to explaining Celtic music's increasing popularity.
continuing/enduring popularity
Today, the novel enjoys enduring popularity and ranks among the USA's top-selling books.
personal popularity
While these changes were controversial, his personal popularity remained high.
political popularity
The sagging economy has seriously damaged his political popularity.
a popularity contest (=competition to find who the most popular person is)
All election campaigns are popularity contests to some degree.
a popularity poll (=survey to find how popular someone is)
In most popularity polls, he is in fourth or fifth place.
somebody's popularity rating (=how popular someone is according to a poll)
His popularity rating dropped quite dramatically after the events of last year.

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