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# wealthy

adjective (wealthy, wealthier, wealthiest); noun (the wealthy)

«wealthy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Having a lot of money and property; rich. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wealthy/#m1)
2. «The wealthy» means rich people as a group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wealthy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories: a wealthy merchant or family. In history and social studies: differences between wealthy and poor people. In maths, wealthy people may appear in money problems. Phrases: «wealthy family», «the wealthy».

### Examples

- A wealthy merchant built the big house on the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wealthy/#x1)
- The wealthy often pay more tax. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wealthy/#x2)
- She became wealthy by selling her paintings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wealthy/#x3)
- Being wealthy doesn't always make people happy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wealthy/#x4)
- The wealthy king gave gold to the poor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wealthy/#x5)
- They lived in a wealthy part of town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wealthy/#x6)

### Note

A bit more formal than «rich». Noun: wealth. Comparative wealthier (y → i). Opposite: poor.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wealthy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wealthy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wealthy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wealthy.html) on Mova free.