wealthy

pronunciation

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Adjective:

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

Word Origin

wealthy (adj.): late 14c., "happy, prosperous," from wealth + -y (2). Meaning "rich, opulent" is from early 15c. Noun meaning "wealthy persons collectively" is from late 14c.

Synonym

adj.

replete abundant of ample full profuse

adj.

affluent filthy easy comfortable prosperous rich secure well-to-do dough moneyed forehanded newly rolling in on silk-stocking well-heeled loaded financially street well-off

adj.

splendid elegant magnificent luxurious opulent sumptuous lavish glittering

Antonym

adj.

Example

1. Many wealthy businessmen have also been preparing exit strategies .

2. One way gordon feathered was by blackmailing wealthy men .

3. His father is a wildly wealthy swiss financier .

4. Encourage your wealthy neighbors to buy new cadillacs .

5. Outliers on the chart include countries that are more wealthy than their competitiveness suggests-or even vice-versa .

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