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Webster 1913 Edition

Opulent

Op′u-lent

,
Adj.
[L.
opulens
,
opulentus
, fr.
ops
,
opis
, power, wealth, riches, perh. akin to E.
apt
: cf. F.
opulent
. Cf.
Copious
,
Couple
,
Office
.]
Having a large estate or property; wealthy; rich; affluent;
as, an
opulent
city; an
opulent
citizen
.
–
Op′u-lent-ly
,
adv.
I will piece
Her
opulent
throne with kingdoms.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Opulent

OP'ULENT

,
Adj.
[L. opulentus.] Wealthy; rich; affluent; having a large estate or property.

Definition 2024

opulent

opulent

English

Adjective

opulent ‎(comparative more opulent, superlative most opulent)

  1. Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent.
  2. Rich, sumptuous and extravagant.

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin opulēns, opulentis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.py.lɑ̃/

Adjective

opulent m ‎(feminine singular opulente, masculine plural opulents, feminine plural opulentes)

  1. opulent

Anagrams

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin opulēns, opulentus, from ops ‎(“wealth, power, resources”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃op- ‎(“to work; produce in abundance”).

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