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opulent

/ˈɒpjələnt/O-pyuh-luhnt
/ˈɑpjələnt/AH-pyuh-luhnt

Meaningwealthy

Common meaning: lavishly rich

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√AP‘seize, attain, bind’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 14, p. 731 · scan
  2. Latinops, opis; cōpia‘power, means, wealth’
  3. Frenchopulent
  4. Englishopulent‘lavishly rich’ · today

opul also in: copious

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin ops ‘power, means, wealth’.

Roots

Related words

copious

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