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   op·u·lent

   /ˈäpyəl(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish: "the opulent comfort of a limousine" Similar copiousabundantprofuseprolificplentifulluxuriantliterary:plenteousOpposite sparse
   • ▪ wealthy: "his more opulent tenants" Similar wealthyrichaffluentwell offwell-to-domoneyedcash richwith deep pocketsprosperousof meansof substanceinformal:well heeledrolling in itrolling in moneyloadedin cloverstinking/filthy richflushmade of moneyin/on easy streetquids ininformal, dated:in the chipsoofyon velvetOpposite pennilesspoorimpoverishedpenurious

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘wealthy’): from Latin opulent- ‘wealthy, splendid’, from opes ‘wealth’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. opulently adverb

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