opulent

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  1. adjective Possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent.
  2. adjective Characterized by rich abundance; luxuriant.

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  • The mistress bedroom is opulent, and What kind of bedroom The mistress bedroom. —  The Dastard
  • He was more than elegant: he was almost opulent, and yet he sported, on the whole, a heavy flashy foreign accent. —  The 13 Culprits - Georges Simenon - 1929
  • The bosom was opulent, the dress made of some shiny satin, very tight and low-cut. —  The Sailors’ Rendezvous: A Maigret Mystery - Georges Simenon - **
  • The merchants of Timbuctoo were opulent, and two of them were married to princesses. —  Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa
  • Now that we have returned here after two weeks in the countryside, it feels immaculate, opulent, and magnificent to all of us. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin opulentus; see op- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French opulent = Spanish Portuguese opulento = Italian opulente, opulento, from Latin opulen(t-)s, more frequently opulentus, rich, wealthy, splendid, noble, from ops, power, might, plural opes, property, riches, wealth. Cf. copy.
 

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