Definition of POPULOUS

populous

Adjective Satellite

  • densely populated

Adj

  • Having a large population.
  • Spoken by a large number of people.
  • Densely populated.
  • Crowded with people.

Adjective

  • Having a large population; densely inhabited.

Examples

  • Airport departure halls are often populous places during the rush hours.
  • China is the most populous country in the world.
  • Chinese is the most populous language.
  • The board became quite populous after several rounds of long, intersecting words.
  • The Nile delta is a populous region.

Origin / Etymology

First used in English in the mid 15th century; from Latin populosus (“full of people, populous”).

Synonyms

thickly settled

Scrabble Score: 12

populous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
populous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
populous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

populous: valid Words With Friends Word