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Added 9 October 2026

opulent

/ˈɒpjʊlənt/ adjective

In Latin: opulentus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about opulent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Ostentatiously rich and superior in quality.
a princely sum

Origin

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

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