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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" [syn: deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin opulentus, from ops power, help; akin to Latin opus work Date: 1523 exhibiting or characterized by opulence: as a. having a large estate or property ; wealthy <hoping to marry an opulent widow> b. amply or plentifully provided or fashioned often to the point of ostentation <living in opulent comfort> Synonyms: see rich • opulently adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 ostentatiously rich; wealthy. 2 luxurious (opulent surroundings). 3 abundant; profuse. Derivatives: opulence n. opulently adv. Etymology: L opulens, opulent- f. opes wealth

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Opulent Op"u*lent, a. [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. --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Opulent things or places look grand and expensive. (FORMAL) ...an opulent office on Wimpole Street in London's West End. = sumptuous ADJ • opulence ...the elegant opulence of the German embassy. N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n 2. Opulent people are very wealthy and spend a lot of money. (FORMAL) Most of the cash went on supporting his opulent lifestyle. = affluent ADJ: usu ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Wealthy, rich, affluent, flush, moneyed, well off.

Moby Thesaurus

abounding, abounding in riches, abundant, affluent, all-sufficing, ample, aplenty, big-rich, bottomless, bounteous, bountiful, comfortable, copious, deluxe, diffuse, disgustingly rich, effuse, epidemic, exhaustless, extravagant, exuberant, fat, fertile, flush, frightfully rich, full, galore, generous, in clover, in funds, in plenty, in quantity, in the money, in velvet, independent, independently rich, independently wealthy, inexhaustible, lavish, liberal, loaded, luscious, lush, luxuriant, luxurious, made of money, many, maximal, moneyed, much, numerous, on Easy Street, on velvet, oofy, ostentatious, overflowing, palatial, plenitudinous, plenteous, plentiful, plenty, plush, pretentious, prevailing, prevalent, prodigal, productive, profuse, profusive, prolific, prosperous, provided for, rampant, replete, rich, rich as Croesus, rife, riotous, rolling in money, running over, showy, sumptuous, superabundant, swank, teeming, wallowing in wealth, warm, wealthy, well provided for, well-fixed, well-found, well-furnished, well-heeled, well-off, well-provided, well-stocked, well-to-do, wholesale