wealthy
Synonym of rich: the wealthy people of a society or of the world collectivelySynonym of rich: the wealthy people of a society or of the world collectively.
» Tom comes from a wealthy family.
Tom stammt aus einer wohlhabenden Familie.
Том из богатой семьи.
Том - выходец из богатой семьи.
Том происходит из богатой семьи.
Том походить з заможної родини.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, plural, plural only, uncountable)Synonym of rich: the wealthy people of a society or of the world collectively.
The wealthy pay most of the taxes but the uberwealthy hardly pay any at all: they hold stock and property and live off debt borrowed against that collateral.
(countable, uncommon)A rich person.
F. Scott Fitzgerald never got over Ginevra King's dad reminding him he wasn't a wealthy and needed to aim lower.
Examples
429 sentencesTom comes from a wealthy family.
Том походить з заможної родини.
ruТом из богатой семьи.
deTom stammt aus einer wohlhabenden Familie.
I know that Tom is wealthy.
Я знаю, що Том багатий.
I think that Tom is wealthy.
Мені здається, Том багатий.
Tom isn't as wealthy as I am.
Том не такий заможний, як я.
Tom is a very wealthy man.
Том дуже заможна людина.
ruТом очень богатый человек.
deTom ist ein sehr wohlhabender Mann.
Origin
From Middle English welthy, welþi, equivalent to wealth + -y. Cognate with Middle Dutch weFrom Middle English welthy, welþi, equivalent to wealth + -y. Cognate with Middle Dutch weldech, weeldech (“magnificent, luscious, lavish”).
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Forms
plural: wealthiesSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
9 patterns- wealthy man
- a very wealthy
- a wealthy man
- is a wealthy
- very wealthy man
- wealthy family
- to be wealthy
- wealthy guy
- seem wealthy