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opulent

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɒpjʊlənt/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Rich, sumptuous and extravagant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

rich and superior in quality

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a princely sum
  • gilded dining rooms

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, princely, sumptuous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin opulēns, opulentus, from ops (“wealth, power, resources”), from Proto-Indo-European *h3op- (“to work; produce in abundance”).

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُتْرَف (mutraf) — luxuriant
  • Arabic: وَافِر (wāfir) — luxuriant
  • Bulgarian: пищен (pišten) — luxuriant
  • Catalan: opulent — luxuriant
  • Chinese Cantonese: 華麗嘅 /华丽嘅 (waa4 lai6 ge3) — luxuriant
  • Chinese Cantonese: 豪華嘅 /豪华嘅 (hou4 waa4 ge3) — luxuriant
  • Chinese Cantonese: 奢侈嘅 (ce1 ci2 ge3) — luxuriant
  • Czech: okázalý — luxuriant
  • Czech: honosný — luxuriant
  • Dutch: weelderig — luxuriant
  • Finnish: ylellinen — luxuriant
  • German: opulent — luxuriant
  • German: pompös — luxuriant
  • German: pomphaft — luxuriant
  • Hungarian: bő — luxuriant
  • Hungarian: bőséges — luxuriant
  • Hungarian: dús — luxuriant
  • Hungarian: telt — luxuriant
  • Hungarian: kiadós — luxuriant
  • Hungarian: bővelkedő — luxuriant
  • Māori: whakahirahira — luxuriant
  • Polish: kwiecisty — luxuriant
  • Polish: luksusowy — luxuriant
  • Russian: шика́рный (šikárnyj) — luxuriant
  • Russian: роско́шный (roskóšnyj) — luxuriant
  • Serbo-Croatian: опулентан — luxuriant
  • Serbo-Croatian: opulentan — luxuriant
  • Swedish: överdådig — luxuriant
  • Swedish: pompös — luxuriant
  • Ukrainian: розкішний (rozkišnyj) — luxuriant
  • Ukrainian: пишний (pyšnyj) — luxuriant
  • Arabic: غَنِيّ (ḡaniyy) — rich
  • Bulgarian: богат (bogat) — rich
  • Bulgarian: изобилен (izobilen) — rich
  • Catalan: opulent — rich
  • Chinese Cantonese: 闊佬 /阔佬 (fut3 lou2) — rich
  • Chinese Mandarin: 闊綽 /阔绰 (kuòchuò) — rich
  • Czech: bohatý — rich
  • Czech: zámožný — rich
  • Finnish: vauras — rich
  • Finnish: tuhlaileva — rich
  • Hungarian: dúsgazdag — rich
  • Hungarian: fényűző — rich
  • Hungarian: pazar — rich
  • Hungarian: gazdag — rich
  • Hungarian: gazdagon díszített — rich
  • Hungarian: káprázatos — rich
  • Latin: opulentus — rich
  • Polish: arcybogaty — rich
  • Polish: przebogaty — rich
  • Russian: бога́тый (bogátyj) — rich
  • Spanish: opulento — rich
  • Swedish: opulent — rich
  • Swedish: ymnig — rich
  • Ukrainian: багатий (bahatyj) — rich