Many vs Popular - What's the difference?
many | popular |
An indefinite large number of.
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*Bible, (w) xvii.4:
*:Thou shalt be a father of many nations.
*
*:The big houses, and there are a good many of them, lie for the most part in what may be called by courtesy the valleys. You catch a glimpse of them sometimes at a little distance from the [railway] line, which seems to have shown some ingenuity in avoiding them,.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= A collective mass of people.
An indefinite large number of people or things.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=4, title= A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
A considerable number.
Common among the general public; generally accepted.
* 2007 , Joe Queenan, The Guardian , 23 Aug 2007:
(legal) Concerning the people; public.
Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public.
* 1594 , (Richard Hooker), Preface :
* 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 645:
* 2009 , Graham Smith, The Guardian , letter, 27 May 2009:
(obsolete) Of low birth, not noble; vulgar, plebian.
*, II.17:
*:Popular and shallow-headed mindes, cannot perceive the grace or comelinesse, nor judge of a smooth and quaint discourse.
Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption.
* 2009 , ‘Meltdown’, The Economist , 8 Apr 2009:
(obsolete) Cultivating the favour of the common people.
* Such popular humanity is treason. -
Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.
*{{quote-book, year=2006, author=(Edwin Black)
, chapter=2, title= * 2011 , The Observer , 2 Oct.:
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-03
, author=David S. Senchina, volume=101, issue=2, page=134, magazine=(American Scientist)
, title= Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap.
As a determiner many
is an indefinite large number of.As a pronoun many
is a collective mass of people.As a noun many
is a multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.As an adjective popular is
common among the general public; generally accepted.many
English
(wikipedia many)Determiner
The rise of smart beta, passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
Usage notes
Many'' is used with plural nouns only (except in the combination many a). Its singular counterpart is much, which is used with uncountable nouns. ''Many'' and ''much merge in the comparison forms, which are more and most for both determiners.Antonyms
* fewPronoun
(English Pronouns)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}
Antonyms
* fewDerived terms
* how many * many a * so manyQuotations
* 1611 — (King James Version of the Bible), 1:1 *: Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...Noun
(manies)Statistics
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English
(wikipedia popular)Adjective
(en adjective)- Contrary to popular misconception, MacArthur Park is not the worst song ever written.
- At the coming of Calvin thither, the form of their civil regiment was popular , as it continueth at this day: neither king, nor duke, nor nobleman of any authority or power over them, but officers chosen by the people out of themselves, to order all things with public consent.
- Luther in popular memory had become a saint, his picture capable of saving houses from burning down, if it was fixed to the parlour wall.
- Jonathan Freedland brilliantly articulates the size and nature of the challenge and we must take his lead in setting out a radical agenda for a new republic based on the principle of popular sovereignty.
- As a work of popular science it is exemplary: the focus may be the numbers, but most of the mathematical legwork is confined to the appendices and the accompanying commentary is amusing and witty, as well as informed.
Internal Combustion, passage=The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the struggle over wood.}}
- They might have split 24 years ago, but the Smiths remain as popular as ever, and not just among those who remember them first time around.
Athletics and Herbal Supplements, passage=Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.}}
