ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlarəd.ē, -rətē, -i also -ler- noun
( -es )
Etymology: popular (I) + -ity
1. obsolete : democracy as a principle or a form of government
2.
[Latin popularitat-, popularitas, from popularis popular + -itat-, -itas -ity]
: the act or means of currying favor with the populace
the fixed professional popularity of a hotelkeeper's wife — Saturday Review
3. : the quality or state of being popular : the manifest approval or esteem of many persons or of people in general
his gift of friendship and charm soon won him … affection and popularity — F.J.Mather
4.
[obsolete French popularité, from Late Latin popularitat-, popularitas, from Latin popularis of the people + -itat- -itas -ity — more at popular ]
archaic : populace