wealthy
1 Americanadjective
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having great wealth; rich; affluent.
a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- Synonyms:
- moneyed, well-to-do, prosperous
- Antonyms:
- poor
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characterized by, pertaining to, or suggestive of wealth.
a wealthy appearance.
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rich in character, quality, or amount; abundant or ample.
a novel that is wealthy in its psychological insights.
- Synonyms:
- copious
- Antonyms:
- scanty
noun
adjective
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possessing wealth; affluent; rich
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of, characterized by, or relating to wealth
-
abounding
wealthy in friends
Related Words
See rich.
Other Word Forms
- overwealthy adjective
- quasi-wealthy adjective
- subwealthy adjective
- superwealthy adjective
- unwealthy adjective
- wealthily adverb
- wealthiness noun
Etymology
Origin of wealthy1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English; wealth + -y 1
Origin of Wealthy2
Origin uncertain
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
They pounced on trends early, zeroing in on lending to software companies, plowing money into artificial intelligence and selling their funds to wealthy individuals.
If time is money, and money is power, then who these characters spend their time with directly correlates to how wealthy and financially secure they can become.
From Salon
Some analysts have worried the economy has been on a “K-shaped” trajectory — where wealthier shoppers have fared better, and conditions for middle and lower-income shoppers have gotten worse.
From MarketWatch
Yet infant mortality remains high compared to other wealthy nations, despite more than 80 percent of pregnancy-related deaths being preventable.
From Salon
For decades, the Arab states of the Persian Gulf sold themselves as an oasis of peace in a region prone to conflict, attracting wealthy expats, multinational corporations and investment.
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