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wealth·y
(wĕl′thē)adj. wealth·i·er, wealth·i·est
1. Having wealth; rich. See Synonyms at rich.
2. Marked by abundance: a wealthy land.
3. Well supplied: wealthy in compassion.
n.
(used with a pl. verb) Rich people considered as a group. Often used with the.
wealth′i·ly adv.
wealth′i·ness n.
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wealthy
(ˈwɛlθɪ)adj, wealthier or wealthiest
1. possessing wealth; affluent; rich
2. of, characterized by, or relating to wealth
3. abounding: wealthy in friends.
ˈwealthily adv
ˈwealthiness n
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wealth•y
(ˈwɛl θi)adj. wealth•i•er, wealth•i•est.
1. having great wealth; rich; affluent.
2. of, marked by, or suggesting wealth: wealthy furnishings.
3. rich in something stated or implied; abundant or ample.
[1325–75]
wealth′i•ly, adv.
wealth′i•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | wealthy - having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations" rich - possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles" |
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wealthy
adjective rich, prosperous, affluent, well-off, loaded (slang), comfortable, flush (informal), in the money (informal), opulent, well-heeled (informal), well-to-do, moneyed, quids in (slang), filthy rich, rolling in it (slang), on Easy Street (informal), stinking rich (slang), made of money (informal) a wealthy international businessman
broke (informal), short, poor, deprived, impoverished, needy, penniless, destitute, poverty-stricken, down and out, skint (Brit. slang), indigent, down at heel, dirt-poor (informal), on the breadline, flat broke (informal), without two pennies to rub together (informal)
broke (informal), short, poor, deprived, impoverished, needy, penniless, destitute, poverty-stricken, down and out, skint (Brit. slang), indigent, down at heel, dirt-poor (informal), on the breadline, flat broke (informal), without two pennies to rub together (informal)
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wealthy
adjectivePossessing a large amount of money, land, or other material possessions:
Slang: loaded.
Idioms: having money to burn, in the money, made of money, rolling in money.
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Translations
ثَرِيّغَني، ثَري
bohatý
rig
varakasäveriäs
bogat
gazdagvagyonos
auîugur, ríkur
富裕な
부유한
bogat
rik
ร่ำรวยมั่งคั่ง
giàu có
wealthy
[ˈwelθɪ]A. ADJ (wealthier (compar) (wealthiest (superl))) → rico, acaudalado
B. NPL the wealthy → los ricos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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wealthy
n the wealthy pl → die Reichen pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
wealthy
[ˈwɛlθɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → ricco/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wealth
(welθ) noun1. riches. He is a man of great wealth.
2. a great quantity (of). a wealth of information.
ˈwealthy adjective having much money and/or many possessions; rich. She is a wealthy young widow.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
wealthy
→ ثَرِيّ bohatý rig wohlhabend ευκατάστατος adinerado varakas riche bogat facoltoso 富裕な 부유한 rijk velstående bogaty rico богатый rik ร่ำรวยมั่งคั่ง varsıl giàu có 富有的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
wealthy
a. rico-a, acaudalado-a, adinerado-a.
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