popular

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• adjective Widely liked or appreciated.
• adjective Liked by acquaintances; sought after for company.
• adjective Of, representing, or carried on by the people at large.
• adjective Fit for, adapted to, or reflecting the taste of the people at large.
• adjective Accepted by or prevalent among the people in general.
• adjective Suited to or within the means of ordinary people.
• adjective Originating among the people.

from The Century Dictionary.

• Of or pertaining to the people; constituted by or depending on the people, especially the common people: as, the popular voice; popular elections; popular government.
• Suitable to or intended for common people; easy to be comprehended; not technical or abstruse; plain; familiar: as, a popular treatise on astronomy.
• Enjoying the favor of the people; pleasing to people in general: as, a popular preacher; a popular war or peace.
• Desirous of obtaining the favor of the people; courting the vulgar; of demagogic proclivities.
• Prevailing among the people; epidemic.
• Plebeian; vulgar.
• Conceited.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• adjective Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion
• adjective Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain.
• adjective Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior
• adjective Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in general, or to many people
• adjective rare Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace.
• adjective obsolete Prevailing among the people; epidemic.
• adjective (Law) an action in which any person may sue for penalty imposed by statute.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• adjective representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large
• adjective carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large
• adjective regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
• adjective (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)