Meaning
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- Possessing financial wealth; rich.
- Abundant in quality or quantity; profuse.
Synonyms
rich person
well to do
be rich
be flush with money
fur-lined
rich people
very rich
have money
possessed of property
lousy with money
abundant in
higgy
highpockety
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwɛl.θi/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English welthy, welþi, equivalent to wealth + -y. Cognate with Middle Dutch weldech, weeldech (“magnificent, luscious, lavish”).
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