populous

You might be confusing the word populous with populace. These words are commonly misused.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpɒpjʊləs/
• (US) enPR: päpʹyə-ləs, IPA ^(key): /ˈpɑpjələs/
• Hyphenation: pop‧u‧lous

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

• Homophone: populace

Adjective

Positive populous

Comparative more populous

Superlative most populous

1. When something is populous, it means that there is a large population.

   China is the most populous country in the world.

2. When a language is populous, it is spoken by many people.
3. A populous place is a place where many people live in it, a place that is densely populated.