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zillionaire

zillionaire

6.4
Extremely rich in a joking way
  • adjective
  • /ˌzɪl.jəˈnɛr/
  • Informal
translation icon : millonario
  • Her zillionaire lifestyle included private jets and luxury vacations in exotic locations.

Examples

  • They threw a zillionaire party with gold decorations and gourmet food.

  • She wore a zillionaire dress covered in diamonds to the gala.

  • He bought a zillionaire yacht that was longer than a football field.

  • She feels like a zillionaire after winning the lottery!

  • After his successful startup, Mark became a zillionaire.

  • At the extravagant event, they hired a band fit for a zillionaire, complete with fireworks and aerialists.

  • Feeling like a zillionaire, he splurged on the latest smartphone and designer clothes after his promotion.

Synonyms

rich
vszillionaire
1.0

Having a lot of money and valuable things

is used more often seriously rather than as a playful overstatement
wealthy
vszillionaire
520 2.5

Having a lot of money and many expensive things

is typically more humorous and hyperbolic than this neutral sense of plenty
filthy rich
vszillionaire
  • Informal
14 4.4

Having a lot more money than most people

is more playful and exaggerated in tone than simply showing excess money
rolling in it
vszillionaire
  • UK
3 7.4

Has a lot of money and can buy many things

is a humorous exaggeration rather than a literal statement of wealth

Antonyms

1.0

Having little money or possessions

Idioms

9.9

In a very expensive way like someone with a lot of money

How Rich

zillionaire
  • Informal
6.4
billionaire
188 3.4
millionaire
250 3.7
middle-class
201 3.2
poor person
8 1.0

Surface Forms

zillionaire positive

Morphology

zillionaire = zillion (transparent) = zillion + aire

Formed by the productive pattern 'zillion' + '-aire' (as in 'millionaire'), so learners can infer 'having zillions' = extremely wealthy.

Etymology

Zillionaire comes from the playful number zillion plus the ending -aire, like in millionaire, so it gives the image of having 'a very large, almost imaginary number' of dollars. That's why we use zillionaire as an adjective for something extremely rich or over-the-top.