Advertisement
Advertisement
wealthy
1[ wel-thee ]
adjective
- having great wealth; rich; affluent:
a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
Synonyms: moneyed, well-to-do, prosperous
Antonyms: poor
- characterized by, pertaining to, or suggestive of wealth:
a wealthy appearance.
- rich in character, quality, or amount; abundant or ample:
a novel that is wealthy in its psychological insights.
Synonyms: copious
Antonyms: scanty
Wealthy
2[ wel-thee ]
noun
- a variety of red apple, grown in the U.S., ripening in early autumn.
wealthy
/ ˈwɛlθɪ /
adjective
- possessing wealth; affluent; rich
- of, characterized by, or relating to wealth
- abounding
wealthy in friends
Derived Forms
- ˈwealthiness, noun
- ˈwealthily, adverb
Other Words From
- wealthi·ly adverb
- wealthi·ness noun
- over·wealthy adjective
- quasi-wealthy adjective
- sub·wealthy adjective
- super·wealthy adjective
- un·wealthy adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of wealthy2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
While the Southern Poverty Law Center publicly branded the takeover attempt as racist, news broke that a wealthy California investor, David Gelbaum, had pledged $100 million on the condition that the club never stand against immigration.
“Elon Musk is wealthy, but he’s not wealthy enough to completely fund humans to Mars. It needs to be a public, private partnership, because of the tens of billions of dollars that this would cost, or even hundreds of billions dollars,” said Laura Forczyk, executive director of space industry consulting firm Astralytical.
The next day, a wealthy couple in Los Angeles, Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, were also killed by the clan.
Some ministers believe it will only have an impact on relatively wealthy farmers - a couple using all their inheritance tax benefits will be able to pass on a £3m farm tax free.
Sir Percival David was born into a wealthy family in Bombay in 1892 and inherited a baronetcy from his father, as well as ownership of the family company.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse