Used in a Sentence

populous

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for populous.

Editorial note

For example, slums are jam-packed with people (= populous), but that doesn't mean that they all want to be there (= popular).

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Having a large population.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of populous gathered in one view.

adjective

Having a large population.

adjective

Densely populated.

adjective

Crowded with people.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for populous.

Example sentences

1

For example, slums are jam-packed with people (= populous), but that doesn't mean that they all want to be there (= popular).

2

As these populous-run services become more common, it will only dilute the value pool for those in it...

3

Entrepreneurs are far more likely to come from the first and second quintiles than the more populous third through fifth.

4

The low-information populous just spent $600 a pop on this thing because the pictures were pretty?

5

The second and third most populous states don't require a helmet over 20, and the fifth doesn't require it at all.

6

A disenfranchised populous is unlikely to follow their leaders to war and be far more critical (and vocal) about their policies.

7

A language like Japanese is spoken by over 100 million, but it's spoken basically nowhere outside of a single large, populous country.

8

Rousseau would probably say that a business's interests are inherently selfish and not in line with the general will of the populous.

9

Brazil is a huge and populous country; I'm not surprised there are more total people without internet access.

10

Not any 2%, of course, just the 2% in the least populous states.

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I would say the working class is far more populous than the target audience in those original Glass-hole adds.

12

When the problem is limited to highly populous areas like New York and Chicago and the phones work better if not flawlessly in suburbs and smaller cities the network most definitely is the problem.

Quote examples

1

It appears that the use of "duck" as a type of fabric is still alive in English, though a lot of technical fabric terms aren't really well known in the general populous anymore.

2

You're also conflating "populous" with "popular".

3

But everyone knows they wont actually step down, because they crave the power they have accumulated, and are using the veneer of "we do this because we love the community" to generate a populous outcry that they know will gain them even more power.

4

> But everyone knows they wont actually step down, because they crave the power they have accumulated, and are using the veneer of "we do this because we love the community" to generate a populous outcry that they know will gain them even more power.

Proper noun examples

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I would bet the hardest-to-fit game would be something like SimCity or SimAnt or Populous.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use populous in a sentence?

For example, slums are jam-packed with people (= populous), but that doesn't mean that they all want to be there (= popular).

What does populous mean?

Having a large population.

What part of speech is populous?

populous is commonly used as adjective.