opulent
adjectiveGraduateELO 1,400GREGMAT
DEFINITION
rich and superior in quality
WEBSTER'S 1913
Having a large estate or property; wealthy; rich; affluent; as, an opulent city; an opulent citizen.
ETYMOLOGY
Latin opulentus, from opulus, goods
IN LITERATURE
“Such fiddling is indeed the peculiar diversion of the opulent of a fatly prosperous people; who take it, one may concede to them, for an inspired elimination of the higher notes of life: the very highest.”
— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
IN USE
“Hall, Rumson; James Milton Sanders, Eatontown , Publication Date: 30 December 1975 to emulate the opulent golden warmth of the fossil.Sorcery of Scent: Amber: A perfume myth .”
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