English-Finnish translations for popularity

• suosio
  Viime vuosina myös orgaanisten tuotteiden suosio on kasvanut kuluttajien keskuudessa. In recent years, there has also been a big swing in popularity towards organic products among consumers.
  Yli 100 miljoonaa EU:n kansalaista käyttää jo nyt täydentävää lääketiedettä, ja sen suosio on kasvamassa nopeasti. Over 100 million EU citizens are already using complementary medicine and its popularity is growing rapidly.
  Hyvä komission jäsen, Euroopan unionista tulee tällä tavalla vielä vähemmän suosittu ja sen suosio laskee edelleen. Commissioner, the European Union is in this way succeeding only in making itself still more unpopular and in sliding still further down the popularity stakes.

Definition of popularity

• The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the people at large
• The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people; hence, cheapness; inferiority; vulgarity
• Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap
• The act of courting the favour of the people
• Public sentiment; general passion

Examples

• This destination has increased in popularity after great reviews in the guide books
• Politicians are rarely known for their popularity
• The massive popularity of the book led to it being adapted into a movie

Related words

• popularise
• popularize
• popularizer
• populariser
• popularizing
• popularization
• unpopularity
• popularisation