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wealthy meaning

EN[ˈwɛlθ.i] [-ɛlθi]

    Definition of wealthy in English Dictionary

  • NounPLwealthiesSUF-y
    1. (uncountable, preceded by the)   Rich people.
      1. In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. […]  The public realm is privatised, the regulations restraining the ultra–wealthy and the companies they control are abandoned, and Edwardian levels of inequality are almost fetishised.
    2. (countable)   A rich person.
      1. it was possible for a group like the Libertarians to hope that a couple of weakminded wealthies might donate the seed money to get a campaign rolling.
  • AdjectiveCOMwealthierCOMmore wealthySUPwealthiestSUPmost wealthy
    1. Possessing financial wealth; rich.
      1. Abundant in quality or quantity; profuse.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Adjectives
          • Morphemes
            • Suffixes
              • Words by suffix
                • Words suffixed with -y
            • Nouns
              • Countable nouns
                • Singularia tantum
                  • Uncountable nouns
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              Meaning of wealthy for the defined word.

              Grammatically, this word "wealthy" is an adjective. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum.
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