popularity

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. The quality or state of being popular, especially the state of being widely admired, accepted, or sought after.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. Popular character or quality; favor in the eyes of the people; acceptance or acceptability among the people; the fact of being favored by or of having the approbation of the people: as, the popularity of a measure; the popularity of a public officer; the popularity of a book or of a preacher.
2. n. That which catches public favor; anything suited to the vulgar fancy; a piece of claptrap.
3. n. A desire to obtain favor with the people; a currying of favor with the people.
4. n. Vulgarity; commonness.

Wiktionary

1. n. The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the people at large; good will or favor proceeding from the people; as, the popularity of a law, statesman, or a book.
2. n. archaic The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people; hence, cheapness; inferiority; vulgarity.
3. n. archaic Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap.
4. n. obsolete The act of courting the favour of the people.
5. n. archaic Public sentiment; general passion.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the people at large; good will or favor proceeding from the people.
2. n. The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people; hence, cheapness; inferiority; vulgarity.
3. n. Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap.
4. n. obsolete The act of courting the favor of the people.
5. n. rare Public sentiment; general passion.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after