wealthy
520
2.5
- adjective
- /ˈwɛlθi/
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- 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
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1.0
Having a lot of money and valuable things
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4.1
Doing well and having a lot of money
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5.5
Having a lot of money and possessions
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3.4
Having enough money to live comfortably
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4.2
People who have plenty of money and live comfortably
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4.4
Having a lot more money than most people
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7.2
Having a lot of money
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5.7
Having a lot of money
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6.1
Having a lot of money
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7.4
Has a lot of money and can buy many things
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3.4
Having far more money than most people
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4.1
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
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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.