opulent
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opulent
- /ˈɒpjʊlənt/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin opulēns, opulentus, from ops (“wealth, power, resources”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃op- (“to work; produce in abundance”).
adjective more opulent · most opulent
- Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent. He saw himself, in a smart suit and a songkok, bowed into the opulent suites of Ritzes and Waldorfs and baring, under dark glasses, a hairy chest to a milder sun by a snakeless sea.
- Rich, sumptuous and extravagant. The outdoor setting around the lily ponds in the twin courtyards of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory is opulent with maples in radiant hues, and a veritable forest of conifers and bamboo with underplantings like bush-clover, silver grass and balloon flowers from the “seven flowers of autumn” cited in
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Talk about this word "opulent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/opulent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. opulent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/opulent "opulent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/opulent.Cite this
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title = {opulent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/opulent},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
