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- [wel-thee]
- /ˈwɛl θi/
- /ˈwel.θi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wel-thee]
- /ˈwɛl θi/
Definitions of wealthy word
- adjective wealthy having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation. 1
- adjective wealthy characterized by, pertaining to, or suggestive of wealth: a wealthy appearance. 1
- adjective wealthy rich in character, quality, or amount; abundant or ample: a novel that is wealthy in its psychological insights. 1
- noun wealthy a variety of red apple, grown in the U.S., ripening in early autumn. 1
- noun wealthy Having a great deal of money, resources, or assets; rich. 1
- adjective wealthy rich 1
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Origin of wealthy
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at wealth, -y1
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Parts of speech for Wealthy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wealthy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wealthy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wealthy
adverb wealthy
- on the up and up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
- improving — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
adjective wealthy
- rich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- well-off — having sufficient money for comfortable living; well-to-do.
- well-to-do — prosperous; rich.
- well-heeled — well-off; rich.
- affluent — If you are affluent, you have a lot of money.
Antonyms for wealthy
adjective wealthy
- poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- destitute — Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions.
- failing — Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
- unsuccessful — not achieving or not attended with success: an unsuccessful person; an unsuccessful venture.
- deprived — Deprived people or people from deprived areas do not have the things that people consider to be essential in life, for example acceptable living conditions or education.
noun wealthy
- down and out — downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
- lazarus — the diseased beggar in the parable of the rich man and the beggar. Luke 16:19–31.
- plebe — Also, pleb. (at the U.S. Military and Naval academies) a member of the freshman class.
- pauper — a person without any means of support, especially a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
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