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wealthy

wealthy

520 2.5
Having a lot of money and many expensive things
  • adjective
  • /ˈwɛlθi/
: rico
  • Many wealthy families donate generously to charitable organizations.
  • a wealthy family
  • wealthy people
  • wealthy countries

She went from being a very rich, wealthy woman to being poor.

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Examples

  • It was vast, it was wealthy and it was powerful.

  • Goods were needed by many, but only the wealthy could afford to buy them.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The church was wealthy and they kept records.

  • Anyway, the tax cut for the wealthy was successful.

  • Meanwhile, he was born wealthy into a banking family.

  • Dubai has also become an attractive shopping destination for wealthy individuals from Iran and India.

    Academic text (2008)
  • It came from the estate of a wealthy nobleman.

  • Unless these women were independently wealthy, they were doomed to an old age of poverty and dependence.

    Academic text (2011)
  • He's an icon to every kid in the world, he's a very wealthy guy.

  • I think Jeff Bezos is wonderfully wealthy, thoughtful, smart guy, right?

Synonyms

rich
vswealthy
∞ 1.0

Having a lot of money and valuable things

is the more formal sounding variant of that same idea
prosperous
vswealthy
83 4.1

Doing well and having a lot of money

focuses just on having a great amount of money rather than success
affluent
vswealthy
67 5.5

Having a lot of money and possessions

is a simpler, more neutral way to express having much money
well-off
vswealthy
33 3.4

Having enough money to live comfortably

means having a great deal of money rather than just comfortable living
well-to-do
vswealthy
22 4.2

People who have plenty of money and live comfortably

is a stronger sense, meaning having a great deal rather than just comfort
filthy rich
vswealthy
  • Informal
14 4.4

Having a lot more money than most people

is about having a great deal without implying showy excess
well-heeled
vswealthy
11 7.2

Having a lot of money

is the broader, more general description of having much money
moneyed
vswealthy
  • Formal
7 5.7

Having a lot of money

is the usual neutral expression rather than a formal status label
flush
vswealthy
7 5.5

Having a lot of money

is the longer term condition of having a lot of money
monied
vswealthy
  • Formal
5 6.1

Having a lot of money

is the everyday word without suggesting social rank or capital
rolling in it
vswealthy
  • UK
3 7.4

Has a lot of money and can buy many things

is the neutral way to say someone has a lot of money
super-rich
vswealthy
1 3.4

Having far more money than most people

is the standard meaning of having a great deal, not such extreme comparison
super-wealthy
vswealthy
1 4.1

Having much more money than most people

is the ordinary sense of having a great deal, not that extreme scale
loaded
vswealthy
  • Informal
6.3

Having a lot of money and valuable things

is the standard, neutral phrase rather than the casual informal one
ultra-wealthy
vswealthy
4.2

Having much more money than most people

is the general idea of having much money rather than extreme vastness

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Having little money or possessions

50 6.2

People or places that have very little money and few things they need

Compounds

A person who has a lot of money and property

People who have much more money than other people

People who are much richer than most others

How Wealthy

opulent
15 7.7
rich
∞ 1.0
wealthy
520 2.5
well-off
33 3.4
comfortable
107 2.9
modest
192 3.3
poor
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

wealthy positive
wealthier comparative
wealthiest superlative

Morphology

wealthy = wealth (transparent) = wealth + y

A straightforward adjective formed from the noun 'wealth' with the productive suffix '-y', meaning 'characterized by or possessing wealth'.

Etymology

Wealthy comes from old English words weal and wela, which mean 'well-being' and share the same idea as the familiar word well. So to be wealthy is to have a lot of 'well-being' — money and things that make life comfortable.