wealthy
- adjective
- /ˈwɛlθi/
- 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.
- She went from being a very rich, wealthy woman to being poor.
- And you know, I am wealthy, I am happy.
- And I see people that are very wealthy, but I don't admire them.
- The world's second wealthiest man is Jeff Bezos.
- Even as Americans become wealthier, they work very long hours.
- And that way you get wealthy on the efforts of others.
- I think Jeff Bezos is wonderfully wealthy, thoughtful, smart guy, right?
- He's now, I think, the wealthiest solo artist in the world.
- Would you say you're wealthier now or back then?
- If India and China are wealthy, that's great, Adam Smith said.
- Some people flirt with it, but the wealthiest people, it's an obsession for them.
- They are described as being wealthy hand to mouth households.
Examples
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It was vast, it was wealthy and it was powerful.
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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.
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Anyway, the tax cut for the wealthy was successful.
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Meanwhile, he was born wealthy into a banking family.
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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.
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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.
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I think Jeff Bezos is wonderfully wealthy, thoughtful, smart guy, right?
Synonyms
Having a lot of money and valuable things
Doing well and having a lot of money
Having a lot of money and possessions
Having enough money to live comfortably
People who have plenty of money and live comfortably
Having a lot more money than most people
Having a lot of money
Having a lot of money
Having a lot of money
Has a lot of money and can buy many things
Having far more money than most people
Having much more money than most people
Having a lot of money and valuable things
Having much more money than most people
Antonyms
Compounds
How Wealthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.