Definition of: popular

(pop′yə·lər) adjective
1. Pertaining to the people at large: popular demonstrations or government.
2. Widely approved or admired: a popular officer.
3. Suitable for the common people; easily comprehened: popular lectures.
4. Prevalent among the people: popular errors.
5. Suited to the means of the people: popular prices.
6. Of folk origin: the popular ballad.
7. Used by the people; current; colloquial: said also of many words on the borderline between slang and reputable usage.
8. Plebeian; vulgar; common. See synonyms under COMMON, GENERAL. [<L popularis <populus the people]
—pop′u·lar·ly adverb