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opulent

[ op-yuh-luhnt ]

adjective

  1. characterized by or exhibiting opulence:

    an opulent suite.

    Synonyms: luxurious, sumptuous

    Antonyms: squalid, poor

  2. wealthy, rich, or affluent.
  3. richly supplied; abundant or plentiful:

    opulent sunshine.



opulent

/ ˈɒpjʊlənt /

adjective

  1. having or indicating wealth
  2. abundant or plentiful
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈopulently, adverb
  • ˈopulence, noun
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Other Words From

  • opu·lent·ly adverb
  • un·opu·lent adjective
  • un·opu·lent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of opulent1

1595–1605; < Latin opulentus wealthy, equivalent to op- (stem of ops power, wealth) + -ulentus -ulent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of opulent1

C17: from Latin opulens, from opēs (pl) wealth
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Example Sentences

Habré, who after losing power allegedly left Chad with more than $11 million, took exile in Senegal and lived in what were described as opulent conditions.

His latest mixes of WizDaWizard’s “Don Dada’s” and Wam SpinThaBin’s “Risk Taker” both feel opulent and jewel-like as they accelerate with weird stealth.

Shadow and Bone’s opulent settings and production design work against it, because the story isn’t rich enough to fill it.

From Vox

The Brooklyn native went the opulent route with his cannabis venture, Monogram, a nod to the print often used for luxury items.

From Ozy

He appears to have found an even more opulent home in the streaming space.

From Quartz

In his opulent maroon suit, Dickens flaunts his fame and fortune with so little subtlety he makes Kanye West appear modest.

“It was so opulent that no one ever thought it would sink, then boom—it was gone,” says Conway.

The star is the cream itself, as opulent as crème fraiche, with vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, etc., serving as a sort of halo.

Tocqueville underscores: “The few opulent citizens of a democracy constitute no exception to this rule.”

Visitors enter the train and snake through its corridors and opulent interiors.

Samuel Jessup died; an opulent English grazier, of pilltaking notoriety.

The least opulent in the Academy were the first to reject his offers, and to prefer liberty to pensions and honors.

Susannah paused before an opulent bush bearing roses red almost to a purple tinge.

Yet there was nothing ostentatious, or which seemed inconsistent with the degree of an opulent burgher.

The lower classes were freer, more industrious,   and more opulent.

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