moneyed

mon·eyed

adj \ˈmə-nēd\

Definition of MONEYED

1

: having money : wealthy

2

: consisting in or derived from money

Variants of MONEYED

mon·eyed also mon·ied \ˈmə-nēd\

Examples of MONEYED

1. a member of the moneyed classes
2. <luxury goods that are purchased mainly by moneyed tourists from abroad>

First Known Use of MONEYED

15th century

Related to MONEYED

Synonyms: affluent, deep-pocketed, fat, fat-cat, flush, loaded, rich (also monied), opulent, silk-stocking, wealthy, well-endowed, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do

Antonyms: destitute, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken

Related Words: better-off, comfortable, propertied, prosperous, substantial, successful; flourishing, prospering, thriving; advantaged, blessed (also blest), privileged

Near Antonyms: unaffluent; deprived, disadvantaged, hand-to-mouth, underprivileged; bankrupt, bankrupted, beggared, broke, indebted, insolvent, pauperized, ruined, skint [chiefly British]; depressed, pinched, reduced, straitened; low, short

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