opulent
op·u·lent
adj \-lənt\Definition of OPULENT
— op·u·lent·ly adverb
Examples of OPULENT
- <an opulent upper crust that liked to show off its possessions>
- <an opulent mansion filled with priceless art and antiques>
Origin of OPULENT
Latin opulentus, from ops power, help; akin to Latin opus work
First Known Use: 1523
Related to OPULENT
Synonyms: affluent, deep-pocketed, fat, fat-cat, flush, loaded, moneyed (also monied), rich, 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
See Synonym Discussion at rich
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