wealthyadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɛlθi/, U.S.

/ˈwɛlθi/

Etymology: < wealth n. + -y suffix¹.

†1.

a. Possessing well-being, happy, prosperous. Of conditions of life: Comfortable, luxurious. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective]

i-selic888

wealyc893

blaed-fastOE

i-sundfulc1000

full-thrivenc1175

well-donea1200

wealfulc1230

i-selec1275

neotsumc1275

prosperc1350

wealsomea1382

well begonea1393

prosperable?c1422

thriftyc1440

prosperousc1450

quartful?c1475

wealthyc1480

wella1500

prospering1587

felicious1599

thriving1607

felicitous1641

prospered1651

well-faring1712

well-doing1800

made-up1956

c1480 (a1400) St. Eugenia 222 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 130 Quhen hyre chawmir wast saw he, quhare welthi wes scho wont to be.

?1529 R. Hyrde tr. J. L. Vives Instr. Christen Woman ii. x. sig. i.ij^v If the wyfe haue skylle to rule an house.., than shall all the mariage be more welthye and fortunate.

1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Rviii A pleasaunt and a welthy lyuynge [L. lautam ac splendidam vitam].

1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Rviii [They] lyue so wretched and miserable a lyfe, that the state and condition of the labouring beastes maye seme muche better and welthier.

1563 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 128 In our days the samin wes abusit amang mony in idilnes and welthy lyfe.

†b. Of the body: Thriving (in healthy and wealthy). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > thriving

well-likingc1350

well-thrivena1400

in seasonc1400

flowerya1420

thriftyc1440

valent1492

wealthya1538

vegetous1610

vegete1639

thriving1647

florid1656

grush1786

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 119 You schal see veray few of sobur & temperat dyat, but they have helthy & welthy bodys.

c. dialect. Of cattle: Well-fed.In recent dictionaries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [adjective] > fattened

tallowed?1523

wealthy1829

1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.)

2. Of persons: Having wealth or abundant means at command; rich, opulent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective]

richeOE

eadyOE

richfulc1300

plenteousc1350

wealthyc1380

wealthfula1400

wlouȝa1400

wellc1405

biga1425

goldedc1450

substantious1490

able1516

opulent?1518

substantive1543

strong1581

fat1611

juicy1627

fortuned1632

affluent1652

rhinocerical1688

rough1721

rowthy1792

golden1797

strong-handed1817

well-to-do1831

wealth-encumbered1844

nabobish1857

rhinoceral1860

ingoted1864

tinny1871

pocket-filled1886

oofy1896

nawabi1955

brewstered2001

a1430 Hymns Virg. (1867) 115 Charite dooþ neuere wickidli..Ne blowen is with pride thouȝ sche be welþi.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cxviij Ryche and welthy marchauntes.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. ii. 37 I wil be married to a wealthy Widdow, Ere three dayes passe.

1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland ii. 58 Besides Merchants and others that Trade by Sea from this Port, here are other pretty Wealthy Men.

1781 W. Cowper Expostulation 419 The flocks and herds of wealthy Lot.

1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. iii, in Poems 125 Come, surly John, thy wealthy Kinsman view.

1820 W. Scott Monastery I. i. 80 The donations of land with which the King endowed these wealthy fraternities.

1825 J. R. McCulloch Princ. Polit. Econ. i. 7 He is said to be wealthy, according to the degree in which he can afford to command those necessaries, conveniences and luxuries, which are not the gifts of nature, but the products of human industry.

1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. I. Prel. Rem. 8 To be wealthy is to have a large stock of useful articles, or the means of purchasing them.

1862 J. Ruskin Unto this Last iv. 126 Many of the persons commonly considered wealthy, are in reality no more wealthy than the locks of their own strong boxes are.

1881 ‘Rita’ My Lady Coquette I. i. 11 The Mervyns are by no means a wealthy family.

proverbial.1639 J. Clarke Paroemiologia 91 Earely to bed and earely to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.absolute.c1380 Antecrist in J. H. Todd Three Treat. Wycklyffe (1851) 131 Crist fedde þe needy pore; & þei þe riche & welþi.c1412 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 1288 He sparith hem that vnwelthy heer ben, And to þe velthy dooth as þat ye seen.1682 J. Dryden Medall 11 The wise and wealthy love the surest way.1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 426 Meanwhile ye shall not want..what a wealthier than ourselves may send.1890 R. H. Wrightson Sancta Respublica Romana 12 The wealthy fled with their moveables.

3. Of a country, community, period, etc.: Prosperous, flourishing, thriving; commanding riches.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > characterized by prosperity > of times or places

golden?a1439

wealthyc1460

Saturnian1592

silver1659

millenary1700

heroic1793

Pericleana1822

flush1840

millennial1859

belle époque1957

c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) xvi. 149 Yff the kyng haue such a Counsell..his lande shall..be ryche and welthy.

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 59 Thys reame hath byn callyd ever rych & of al Chrystundome one of the most welthys.

1539 Bible (Great) Psalms lxvi. 12 Thou broughtest vs out in to a welthy place.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 38 A citie maist welthie to name Inverlouth.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 700 The wealthy Abbay of Fountaines.

1659 J. Milton Considerations touching Hirelings 12 Thus we see that not only the excess of hire in wealthiest times, but also [etc.].

1827 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War II. xvi. 26 The southern provinces, the most fertile and wealthiest of the kingdom.

4. In extended use: Rich in some possession or advantage; plentifully furnished with something; abundant, copious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > well-provided or supplied > with, in, or for something

richc1175

repletec1384

strongc1450

ripe1579

wealthy1608

well off1775

rife1787

plus1808

well to pass1809

long on1929

1608 B. Jonson Descr. Masque Visct. Haddington 397 in Characters Two Royall Masques Loues wealthy croppe of kisses.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) ii. ii. 181 I am wealthie in my Friends.

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. iii. 67 I am a simple Maide, and therein wealthiest That I protest, I simply am a Maide.

1616 B. Jonson Epigrammes lxxxi, in Wks. I. 791 I will not show A line vnto thee, till..I' haue by two good sufficient men, To be the wealthy witnesse of my pen [after L. testis locuples].

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ v. xxvii. 31 T'was a tough task beleeve it, thus to tame A wild and wealthy language.

1656 A. Cowley Davideis i. 5 in Poems The mighty Oceans wealthy Caves.

1746 P. Francis tr. Horace in P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Epistles ii. i. 184 And with glad Harvests crown the wealthy Year.

1830 Ld. Tennyson Madeline 11 Revealings deep and clear are thine Of wealthy smiles.

1859 H. Martineau Biogr. Sketches (1869) iv. ii. 283 The ‘Kosmos’ of Humboldt..is wealthy in its facts, and splendid in its generalizations.

1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone I. iii. 27 By her side was a little girl..with a wealthy softness on her, as if she must have her own way.

1887 Athenæum 31 Dec. 900/1 Mr. Foster..has rendered the wealthy coloration and tonality of Walker with great judgment.

1905 W. H. Hunt Pre-Raphaelitism I. 145 The language of the painter [Rossetti] was wealthy and polished.

†5. Of great worth or value, valuable. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > [adjective] > of great value

dearworthc888

richa1225

preciousc1300

cherec1320

of pricea1325

dearworthyc1374

wealthy1565

valurous1590

estimable1600

important1810

gilt-edged1821

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Copiosus A great and wealthy heritage.

1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. E3 My food the pleasant Plaines of Arcadie and the wealthie riches of Flora.

1594 C. Marlowe & T. Nashe Dido ii. sig. B3 Queene Dido..for Troyes sake hath entertaind vs all, And clad vs in these wealthie robes we weare.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xviii. 313 Then they washt, and fild the mortall wound With wealthy oyle, of nine yeares old.

1612 in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1914) Apr. 251 An assured trade that way..will.. proove more wealthy and beneficiall for this state then any other.

1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie ii. sig. Qq6 A wealthy race of sheep which bring forth young twice a yeare and are shorn four times.

1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 382 In divers Islands they finde most wealthy Mines.

1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. i. 217 Thine in each Conquest is the wealthy Prey.

1746 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Satires ii. iii. 335 An actor's son dissolv'd a wealthy pearl..In vinegar.

6. (With capital initial.) Name of a North American variety of late-ripening, red-skinned cooking or dessert apple. Frequently absol.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > apple > [noun] > cooking- or eating-apple

rambo1803

Romanite1817

wealthy1869

Granny Smith1886

Bramley('s) seedling1900

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > apple > cooking- or eating-apple

rambo1803

wealthy1869

Granny Smith1886

1869 C. Downing Downing's Fruits & Fruit Trees Amer. (rev. ed.) ix. 398 Wealthy. A new variety originated by Peter M. Gideon, near St. Paul, Minn., from seed gathered in Maine about 1860... Fruit medium, oblate or roundish oblate, whitish yellow ground, shaded with deep rich crimson.

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 7 Oct. 7/4 Seal of Quality Groceries. No. 1 Wealthy Apples, excellent, sound stock, in boxes containing about 40 lbs.

1944 Chicago Daily News 25 Sept. 13/3 Right now Wealthies or Maiden's Blush are the choice varieties for cooking or pie.

1975 New Yorker 11 Aug. 39/1 The five apples so suddenly swept from the general market were the Baldwin, the Wealthy, the Golden Grimes, the Ben Davis, and the Black Twig.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	wealthy
释义	wealthyadj. Brit. /ˈwɛlθi/, U.S. /ˈwɛlθi/ Etymology: < wealth n. + -y suffix¹. †1. a. Possessing well-being, happy, prosperous. Of conditions of life: Comfortable, luxurious. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] i-selic888 wealyc893 blaed-fastOE i-sundfulc1000 full-thrivenc1175 well-donea1200 wealfulc1230 i-selec1275 neotsumc1275 prosperc1350 wealsomea1382 well begonea1393 prosperable?c1422 thriftyc1440 prosperousc1450 quartful?c1475 wealthyc1480 wella1500 prospering1587 felicious1599 thriving1607 felicitous1641 prospered1651 well-faring1712 well-doing1800 made-up1956 c1480 (a1400) St. Eugenia 222 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 130 Quhen hyre chawmir wast saw he, quhare welthi wes scho wont to be. ?1529 R. Hyrde tr. J. L. Vives Instr. Christen Woman ii. x. sig. i.ij^v If the wyfe haue skylle to rule an house.., than shall all the mariage be more welthye and fortunate. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Rviii A pleasaunt and a welthy lyuynge [L. lautam ac splendidam vitam]. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Rviii [They] lyue so wretched and miserable a lyfe, that the state and condition of the labouring beastes maye seme muche better and welthier. 1563 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 128 In our days the samin wes abusit amang mony in idilnes and welthy lyfe. †b. Of the body: Thriving (in healthy and wealthy). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > thriving well-likingc1350 well-thrivena1400 in seasonc1400 flowerya1420 thriftyc1440 valent1492 wealthya1538 vegetous1610 vegete1639 thriving1647 florid1656 grush1786 a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 119 You schal see veray few of sobur & temperat dyat, but they have helthy & welthy bodys. c. dialect. Of cattle: Well-fed.In recent dictionaries. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [adjective] > fattened tallowed?1523 wealthy1829 1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) 2. Of persons: Having wealth or abundant means at command; rich, opulent. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] richeOE eadyOE richfulc1300 plenteousc1350 wealthyc1380 wealthfula1400 wlouȝa1400 wellc1405 biga1425 goldedc1450 substantious1490 able1516 opulent?1518 substantive1543 strong1581 fat1611 juicy1627 fortuned1632 affluent1652 rhinocerical1688 rough1721 rowthy1792 golden1797 strong-handed1817 well-to-do1831 wealth-encumbered1844 nabobish1857 rhinoceral1860 ingoted1864 tinny1871 pocket-filled1886 oofy1896 nawabi1955 brewstered2001 a1430 Hymns Virg. (1867) 115 Charite dooþ neuere wickidli..Ne blowen is with pride thouȝ sche be welþi. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cxviij Ryche and welthy marchauntes. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. ii. 37 I wil be married to a wealthy Widdow, Ere three dayes passe. View more context for this quotation 1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland ii. 58 Besides Merchants and others that Trade by Sea from this Port, here are other pretty Wealthy Men. 1781 W. Cowper Expostulation 419 The flocks and herds of wealthy Lot. 1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. iii, in Poems 125 Come, surly John, thy wealthy Kinsman view. 1820 W. Scott Monastery I. i. 80 The donations of land with which the King endowed these wealthy fraternities. 1825 J. R. McCulloch Princ. Polit. Econ. i. 7 He is said to be wealthy, according to the degree in which he can afford to command those necessaries, conveniences and luxuries, which are not the gifts of nature, but the products of human industry. 1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. I. Prel. Rem. 8 To be wealthy is to have a large stock of useful articles, or the means of purchasing them. 1862 J. Ruskin Unto this Last iv. 126 Many of the persons commonly considered wealthy, are in reality no more wealthy than the locks of their own strong boxes are. 1881 ‘Rita’ My Lady Coquette I. i. 11 The Mervyns are by no means a wealthy family. proverbial.1639 J. Clarke Paroemiologia 91 Earely to bed and earely to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.absolute.c1380 Antecrist in J. H. Todd Three Treat. Wycklyffe (1851) 131 Crist fedde þe needy pore; & þei þe riche & welþi.c1412 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 1288 He sparith hem that vnwelthy heer ben, And to þe velthy dooth as þat ye seen.1682 J. Dryden Medall 11 The wise and wealthy love the surest way.1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 426 Meanwhile ye shall not want..what a wealthier than ourselves may send.1890 R. H. Wrightson Sancta Respublica Romana 12 The wealthy fled with their moveables. 3. Of a country, community, period, etc.: Prosperous, flourishing, thriving; commanding riches. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > characterized by prosperity > of times or places golden?a1439 wealthyc1460 Saturnian1592 silver1659 millenary1700 heroic1793 Pericleana1822 flush1840 millennial1859 belle époque1957 c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) xvi. 149 Yff the kyng haue such a Counsell..his lande shall..be ryche and welthy. a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 59 Thys reame hath byn callyd ever rych & of al Chrystundome one of the most welthys. 1539 Bible (Great) Psalms lxvi. 12 Thou broughtest vs out in to a welthy place. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 38 A citie maist welthie to name Inverlouth. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 700 The wealthy Abbay of Fountaines. 1659 J. Milton Considerations touching Hirelings 12 Thus we see that not only the excess of hire in wealthiest times, but also [etc.]. 1827 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War II. xvi. 26 The southern provinces, the most fertile and wealthiest of the kingdom. 4. In extended use: Rich in some possession or advantage; plentifully furnished with something; abundant, copious. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > well-provided or supplied > with, in, or for something richc1175 repletec1384 strongc1450 ripe1579 wealthy1608 well off1775 rife1787 plus1808 well to pass1809 long on1929 1608 B. Jonson Descr. Masque Visct. Haddington 397 in Characters Two Royall Masques Loues wealthy croppe of kisses. a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) ii. ii. 181 I am wealthie in my Friends. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. iii. 67 I am a simple Maide, and therein wealthiest That I protest, I simply am a Maide. View more context for this quotation 1616 B. Jonson Epigrammes lxxxi, in Wks. I. 791 I will not show A line vnto thee, till..I' haue by two good sufficient men, To be the wealthy witnesse of my pen [after L. testis locuples]. 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ v. xxvii. 31 T'was a tough task beleeve it, thus to tame A wild and wealthy language. 1656 A. Cowley Davideis i. 5 in Poems The mighty Oceans wealthy Caves. 1746 P. Francis tr. Horace in P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Epistles ii. i. 184 And with glad Harvests crown the wealthy Year. 1830 Ld. Tennyson Madeline 11 Revealings deep and clear are thine Of wealthy smiles. 1859 H. Martineau Biogr. Sketches (1869) iv. ii. 283 The ‘Kosmos’ of Humboldt..is wealthy in its facts, and splendid in its generalizations. 1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone I. iii. 27 By her side was a little girl..with a wealthy softness on her, as if she must have her own way. 1887 Athenæum 31 Dec. 900/1 Mr. Foster..has rendered the wealthy coloration and tonality of Walker with great judgment. 1905 W. H. Hunt Pre-Raphaelitism I. 145 The language of the painter [Rossetti] was wealthy and polished. †5. Of great worth or value, valuable. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > [adjective] > of great value dearworthc888 richa1225 preciousc1300 cherec1320 of pricea1325 dearworthyc1374 wealthy1565 valurous1590 estimable1600 important1810 gilt-edged1821 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Copiosus A great and wealthy heritage. 1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. E3 My food the pleasant Plaines of Arcadie and the wealthie riches of Flora. 1594 C. Marlowe & T. Nashe Dido ii. sig. B3 Queene Dido..for Troyes sake hath entertaind vs all, And clad vs in these wealthie robes we weare. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xviii. 313 Then they washt, and fild the mortall wound With wealthy oyle, of nine yeares old. 1612 in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1914) Apr. 251 An assured trade that way..will.. proove more wealthy and beneficiall for this state then any other. 1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie ii. sig. Qq6 A wealthy race of sheep which bring forth young twice a yeare and are shorn four times. 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 382 In divers Islands they finde most wealthy Mines. 1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. i. 217 Thine in each Conquest is the wealthy Prey. 1746 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Satires ii. iii. 335 An actor's son dissolv'd a wealthy pearl..In vinegar. 6. (With capital initial.) Name of a North American variety of late-ripening, red-skinned cooking or dessert apple. Frequently absol. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > apple > [noun] > cooking- or eating-apple rambo1803 Romanite1817 wealthy1869 Granny Smith1886 Bramley('s) seedling1900 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > apple > cooking- or eating-apple rambo1803 wealthy1869 Granny Smith1886 1869 C. Downing Downing's Fruits & Fruit Trees Amer. (rev. ed.) ix. 398 Wealthy. A new variety originated by Peter M. Gideon, near St. Paul, Minn., from seed gathered in Maine about 1860... Fruit medium, oblate or roundish oblate, whitish yellow ground, shaded with deep rich crimson. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 7 Oct. 7/4 Seal of Quality Groceries. No. 1 Wealthy Apples, excellent, sound stock, in boxes containing about 40 lbs. 1944 Chicago Daily News 25 Sept. 13/3 Right now Wealthies or Maiden's Blush are the choice varieties for cooking or pie. 1975 New Yorker 11 Aug. 39/1 The five apples so suddenly swept from the general market were the Baldwin, the Wealthy, the Golden Grimes, the Ben Davis, and the Black Twig. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1380
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