Foundation level · Year 4 · free
wealthy
adjective · Say it: WEL-thee
What it means
Foundationhaving a lot of money or valuable things
The wealthy family lived in a huge house with a swimming pool in the garden.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- affluent
- prosperous
- rich
- well-off
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- penniless
- poor
More examples
- Grandad joked that he would be wealthy if he had a pound for every biscuit he ate.
Where the word comes from
It comes from 'wealth', from an old English word meaning well-being.
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