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
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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 Wealthy1
Origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Mahan has already elicited early support among wealthy venture capitalists and tech industry leaders, who would be able to bankroll a formidable campaign.
From Los Angeles Times
Brin’s contribution to a new group called Building a Better California, plus $15 million from eight other wealthy executives and founders, was made public Wednesday in a disclosure filed with state regulators.
With U.S. stocks at record levels, many employees are feeling wealthier on paper, particularly those whose compensation includes company stock.
From MarketWatch
But the plan drew swift rebuke from the city’s elite, who said a tax hike would drive the wealthiest out of New York.
The first venture capitalists were wealthy individuals like Brown and Englishman Matthew Boulton—who subsidized James Watt’s steam engine in Great Britain—and scions of wealthy dynasties like the Rockefellers in the U.S.
From Barron's
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