Meanings
nounpopular music (usually uncountable, plural popular musics)
plural popular musics
- uncountableusuallyentertainmentAny genre of music that has wide appeal amongst the general public of a society, typically distributed widely by the music industry; typically as seen in contrast to classical music and folk music.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of pop music.
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
nounany genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)
Similar
popular music genre
Broader
music genremusical genremusical style
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic مُوسِيقَى الْبُوب, بُوب
- مُوسِيقَى الْبُوب (mūsīqā l-būb)genre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
- بُوب (būb)genre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
- بُوب (pop)genre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
Chinese Mandarin 流行音樂 /流行音乐
- 流行音樂 /流行音乐 (liúxíng yīnyuè)genre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
Finnish populaarimusiikki, pop
- populaarimusiikkigenre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
- popgenre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
- pop-musiikkigenre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
French musique populaire
- musique populairegenre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
German populäre Musik
- populäre Musikgenre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
Hungarian könnyűzene
- könnyűzenegenre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
Italian musica popolare
- musica popolaregenre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
Japanese ポピュラー音楽, ポピュラー・ミュージック
- ポピュラー音楽 (popyurā ongaku)genre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
- ポピュラー・ミュージック (popyurā-myūjikku)genre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
Korean 대중음악, 팝 음악
- 대중음악 (daejung'eumak)genre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
- 팝 음악 (pap eumak)genre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
Māori puoro arotini
- puoro arotinigenre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
Norwegian Bokmål populærmusikk
- populærmusikkgenre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
Polish muzyka rozrywkowa
- muzyka rozrywkowagenre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
Portuguese música popular
- música populargenre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
Russian популя́рная му́зыка, поп-му́зыка
- популя́рная му́зыка (populjárnaja múzyka)genre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
- поп-му́зыка (pop-múzyka)genre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
- поп (pop)genre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
- попса́ (popsá)genre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
Spanish música popular
- música populargenre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
Swedish populärmusik
- populärmusikgenre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
Vietnamese nhạc đại chúng, nhạc phổ thông
- nhạc đại chúnggenre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
- nhạc phổ thônggenre that has wide appeal amongst the general public — see also pop music
Cite this entry
APA
popular music. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/popular%20music
MLA
“popular music.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/popular%20music. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “popular music,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/popular%20music.
Source: popular music on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.