Dictionary
pop•u•lar•i•ty
Pronunciation: (pop"yu-lar'i-tē), [key]—
n.
1. the quality or fact of being popular.
2. the favor of the general public or of a particular group of people:
His popularity with television audiences is unrivaled. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.