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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" [syn: comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do]
2: fortunately situated; "doesn't know when he's well-off"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1722 1. being in good condition or favorable circumstances <doesn't know when he's well-off> 2. well provided ; having no lack — usually used with for 3. a. being in easy or affluent circumstances ; well-to-do b. suggesting prosperity <the house had a sleek well-off look>

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also well off Someone who is well-off is rich enough to be able to do and buy most of the things that they want. (INFORMAL) My grandparents were quite well off. = well-to-do ADJ • The well-off are people who are well-off. ...higher tax rates on the well-off. N-PLURAL: the N

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Prosperous, thriving, flourishing, fore-handed, beforehand, in easy circumstances, well-to-do, possessed of a competence, in good condition.

Moby Thesaurus

abounding in riches, affluent, big-rich, comfortable, disgustingly rich, do, easy, fat, flush, frightfully rich, in funds, in the money, independent, independently rich, independently wealthy, loaded, luxurious, made of money, moneyed, oofy, opulent, prosperous, provided for, rich, rich as Croesus, rolling in money, wallowing in wealth, warm, wealthy, well, well provided for, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-to-do