wealthy

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English welthy, welþi, equivalent to wealth +‎ -y. Cognate with Middle Dutch weldech, weeldech (“magnificent, luscious, lavish”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɛl.θi/ (North India) IPA(key): /ˈʋɛːl.d̪iː/, /ˈʋɛːl.t̪hiː/ (South India) IPA(key): /ˈʋel.d̪iː/, /ˈʋel.t̪(h)iː/ Rhymes: -ɛlθi === Adjective === wealthy (comparative wealthier or more wealthy, superlative wealthiest or most wealthy) Possessing financial wealth; rich. Abundant in quality or quantity; profuse. (Can we add an example for this sense?) ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:wealthy ==== Antonyms ==== See Thesaurus:impoverished ==== Derived terms ==== independently wealthy ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== upscale === Noun === wealthy (countable and uncountable, plural wealthies) (plural only) Synonym of rich: the wealthy people of a society or of the world collectively. 2009 Oct., Rachel A. Bouvier, "Sulfur Dioxide Emissions and Per Capita Income", Environment & Development Economics, Vol. 14, No. 5: ... whether consumption patterns of the wealthy are more or less polluting than those of the poor depends on the contaminant in question. (uncommon, countable) A rich person. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:moneybags === Anagrams === Whatley