impopular

English

Etymology

From im- +‎ popular. In non-native speakers’ English: compare Dutch impopulair, French impopulaire, and Spanish impopular.

Adjective

impopular (comparative more impopular, superlative most impopular)

1. (rare; obsolete or non-native speakers' English) Unpopular.
   • 1647 December 26 – a. 1674, Edward [Hyde], [1st] Earl of Clarendon, “Contemplations and Reflections upon the Psalms of David. Applying those Devotions to the Troubles of the Times.”, in A Collection of Several Tracts of the Right Honourable Edward, Earl of Clarendon, […], London: […] T[homas] Woodward, […], and J[ohn] Peele, […], published 1727, psalm CXIX, section xx, page 714:

     […] God reckons it but Juſtice to help thoſe, who will not help themſelves by doing any Thing that may diſpleaſe him, and who, in contradiction to the greateſt Number and the greateſt Examples, dare do ſuch an impopular and ungracious Thing, as to be religious, to prefer his Law before the Licence of Men, and Salvation to come before any preſent Preferment.

   • 1721 January 10, Jonathan Swift, “Letter V. From Dr. Swift to Mr. Pope.”, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, in Prose, volume II (Letters to and from Dr. Jonathan Swift), London: […] J[ohn] and P[aul] Knapton, C[harles] Bathurst, and R[obert] Dodsley, published 1741, page 12:

     But the cauſe being ſo very odious and impopular, the tryal of the Verdict was deferred from one Term to another, until upon the Duke of G⁠-⁠-⁠ft⁠-⁠n the Lord Lieutenant’s arrival, his Grace after mature advice, and permiſſion from England, was pleaſed to grant a noli proſequi.

   • 1817, Charles Coote, “Letter XXX. A Narrative of the most remarkable Incidents, both Political and Military, which followed the Return of Bonapartè from Exile.”, in The History of Europe, from the Treaty of Amiens, in 1802, to the Pacification of Paris, in 1815 (The History of Europe; VII), part IV, London: […] F[rancis,] C[harles] and J[ohn] Rivington; […], page 506:

     No nation could be justified in compelling them to submit to an impopular dynasty, or to the yoke of feudal and superstitious tyranny.

   • 2001, Dirk J[an] Barreveld, “Epilogue”, in From New Amsterdam to New York: The Founding of New York by the Dutch in July 1625, Lincoln, Neb.: Writers Club Press, iUniverse.com, Inc., →ISBN, page 268:

     The Stamp Act was an impopular tax on paper and paper products, the revenue went to the royal treasury and were used to pay for the British soldiers stationed in America.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.po.puˈlaʁ/ [ĩ.po.puˈlah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.po.puˈlaʁ/ [ĩ.po.puˈlah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.po.puˈlaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.po.puˈlaʁ/ [ĩ.po.puˈlaχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.po.puˈlaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pu.puˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pu.puˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pu.puˈla.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: im‧po‧pu‧lar

Adjective

impopular m or f (plural impopulares)

1. unpopular (lacking popularity)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French impopulaire. Equivalent to in- +‎ popular.

Adjective

impopular m or n (feminine singular impopulară, masculine plural impopulari, feminine and neuter plural impopulare)

1. unpopular

Declension

Declension of impopular

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	impopular		impopulară	impopulari	impopulare
	definite	impopularul		impopulara	impopularii	impopularele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	impopular		impopulare	impopulari	impopulare
	definite	impopularului		impopularei	impopularilor	impopularelor

Spanish

Etymology

From in- +‎ popular.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impopuˈlaɾ/ [ĩm.po.puˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: im‧po‧pu‧lar

Adjective

impopular m or f (masculine and feminine plural impopulares)

1. unpopular

   Antonym: popular

Derived terms

• impopularidad (“unpopularity”)

 

Further reading

• “impopular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014