noun public sentiment; general passion.
2. popularity ·noun the act of courting the favor of the people.
3. popularity ·noun something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap.
4. popularity ·noun the quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people; hence, cheapness; inferiority; vulgarity.
5. popularity ·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.