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wealthy
What does wealthy mean?
wealthy (adjective): having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce wealthy?
/ˈwɛlθi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does wealthy come from?
From Middle English welthy, welþi, equivalent to wealth + -y.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of wealthy?
Words related to wealthy
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “wealthy” mean?
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
Right! That's what “wealthy” means.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
Not quite: that's what glad means.
suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
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not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
Not quite: that's what free means.
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complete
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affluent
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possible
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original
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