populous
Having a large population.
Example
“China is the most populous country in the world.”
Other meanings
Spoken by a large number of people.
“Chinese is the most populous language.”
Densely populated.
“The Nile delta is a populous region.”
Synonyms
- thickly settled
Related words
- equipopulous
- overpopulous
- populosity
- populously
- populousness
- unpopulous
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “populous” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.