popular

a. மக்கள் பாராட்டிற்குரிய, பொதுமக்கள் சார்ந்த, பொதுமக்களால் நடத்தப்படுகிற, பொதுமக்களும் அறிந்து கொள்ளுமாறு ஆக்கப்பட்ட, மக்கள் சுவைக்கேற்பச் செய்யப்பட்ட, மக்கள் பொருள் நிலைக்கு ஏற்றவாறு அமைக்கப்பட்ட, பொதும்மக்களிடையே வழங்குகிற.

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Pop"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. popularis, fr. populus people: cf. F. populaire. See People.] 1. Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections. "Popular states." Bacon. "So the popular vote inclines." Milton. The commonly held in popular estimation are greatest at a distance. J. H. Newman. 2. Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain. Homilies are plain popular instructions. Hooker. 3. Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements. The smallest figs, called popular figs, . . . are, of all others, the basest and of least account. Holland. 4. Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a popular law; a popular administration. 5. Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace. [R.] Such popular humanity is treason. Addison. 6. Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease. [Obs.] Johnson. Popular action (Law), an action in which any person may sue for penalty imposed by statute. Blackstone.