wealthy

  • 1Wealthy — Wealth y, a. [Compar. {Wealthier}; superl. {Wealthiest}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having wealth; having large possessions, or larger than most men, as lands, goods, money, or securities; opulent; affluent; rich. [1913 Webster] A wealthy Hebrew of my… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2wealthy — (adj.) late 14c., from WEALTH (Cf. wealth) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning wealthy persons collectively is from late 14c …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 3wealthy — [wel′thē] adj. wealthier, wealthiest 1. having wealth; rich; prosperous; affluent 2. of, characterized by, or suggestive of wealth 3. rich or abundant (in something specified) [talk wealthy in nuances] SYN. RICH wealthily adv. wealthiness n …

    English World dictionary

  • 4wealthy — index prosperous, successful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 5wealthy — *rich, affluent, opulent Antonyms: indigent …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 6wealthy — [adj] rich; having a lot of money affluent, booming, comfortable, having it made*, independent, in the money*, loaded, made of money*, moneyed, of independent means, opulent, pecunious, prosperous, rolling in it*, substantial, upscale, well… …

    New thesaurus

  • 7wealthy — ► ADJECTIVE (wealthier, wealthiest) ▪ having a great deal of money, resources, or assets; rich …

    English terms dictionary

  • 8Wealthy — ☆ Wealthy [wel′thē] n. a red, medium sized fall apple …

    English World dictionary

  • 9wealthy — wealth wealth [welθ] noun [uncountable] a large amount of money or valuable possessions: • Colombia s economy needn t rely solely on its mineral wealth. • The legislation is designed to give American firms the ability to generate wealth from… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 10wealthy */*/ — UK [ˈwelθɪ] / US adjective Word forms wealthy : adjective wealthy comparative wealthier superlative wealthiest a) a wealthy person, organization, or country is one that has a large amount of money, land, and other valuable things Many wealthy… …

    English dictionary