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wealthy

1

[ wel-thee ]

adjective

, wealth·i·er, wealth·i·est.
  1. having great wealth; rich; affluent:

    a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.

    Synonyms: moneyed, well-to-do, prosperous

    Antonyms: poor

  2. characterized by, pertaining to, or suggestive of wealth:

    a wealthy appearance.

  3. 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

  1. a variety of red apple, grown in the U.S., ripening in early autumn.

wealthy

/ ˈwɛlθɪ /

adjective

  1. possessing wealth; affluent; rich
  2. of, characterized by, or relating to wealth
  3. abounding

    wealthy in friends

“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

  • ˈwealthiness, noun
  • ˈwealthily, adverb
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Other Words From

  • wealthi·ly adverb
  • wealthi·ness noun
  • over·wealthy adjective
  • quasi-wealthy adjective
  • sub·wealthy adjective
  • super·wealthy adjective
  • un·wealthy adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wealthy1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English; wealth + -y 1

Origin of wealthy2

Origin uncertain
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Synonym Study

See rich.
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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.

From Salon

“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.

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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.

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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.

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