populous
Appearance
You might be confusing the word populous with populace. These words are commonly misused.
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈpɒpjʊləs/
- (US) enPR: päpʹyə-ləs, IPA (key): /ˈpɑpjələs/
- Hyphenation: pop‧u‧lous
Audio (UK) (file) - Homophone: populace
Adjective
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- When something is populous, it means that there is a large population.
- China is the most populous country in the world.
- When a language is populous, it is spoken by many people.
- A populous place is a place where many people live in it, a place that is densely populated.