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- Dictionarypopulous/ˈpɒpjʊləs/
adjective
- 1. having a large population; densely populated: "the populous city of Shanghai"
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POPULOUS definition: 1. A populous country, area, or place has a lot of people living in it: 2. A populous country…. Learn more.
The meaning of POPULOUS is densely populated. How to use populous in a sentence. Did you know?
POPULOUS meaning: 1. A populous country, area, or place has a lot of people living in it: 2. A populous country…. Learn more.
adjective. full of residents or inhabitants, as a region; heavily populated. jammed or crowded with people: There's no more populous place than Times Square on New Year's Eve. Synonyms: teeming, packed. forming or comprising a large number or quantity: Because of epidemics the tribes are not nearly so populous as they once were. populous.
Anything that's dense with people can be described as populous, like the country of China or the city of Mumbai or even a crowded airport. Populous is a Latin word that means simply "people." It was adopted by English in the 15th century to mean "full of people."
A populous country or area has a lot of people living in it. It is the fourth most populous country in the world. American English : populous / ˈpɒpyələs /
1. containing many residents or inhabitants; heavily populated: a populous area. 2. jammed or crowded with people. 3. forming or comprising a large number or quantity; numerous. [1400–50; late Middle English populus < Latin populōsus. See people, -ous] pop′u•lous•ly, adv. pop′u•lous•ness, n.
