What is the Latin word for wealthy?

The usual Latin words for “wealthy” are fortūnō, abundō, dīves; also locuplēs, pecūniōsus, opulentus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“wealthy” in Latin

fortūnōto make happy, prosper; to bless abundōto overflow, flow over or down; to abound or overflow in; to exceed (in)dīvesrich, wealthy; productive, fertile, abundant with riches; sumptuous, costly, splendid, precious locuplēspossessing large, landed property; rich, wealthy pecūniōsusmonied, rich, wealthy; gainful opulentuswealthy; rich; opulent cōpiōsuscopious, plentiful, abundant; prolific; eloquent egēnusin want or need of; destitute of; indigent, needy

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

wealthy

fortunatus (Cic.): abundans: dives: locuples: satis dives: satis locuples (dives, rich = πλούσιοε; opposed to pauper: locuples = ἀφνειός; oppose to egens. egenus): a bene nummatus: pecuniosus (having much money): opulentus: copiosus (opulent; opposed to inops; rich in means and resources to obtain influence, power, etc.): copiis rei familiaris locuples et pecuniosus. Very wealthy, beatus; perdives; praedives; locupletissimus; opulentissimus: to become wealthy, divitem fieri (ditescere poetical only); (fortunis) locupletari; fortunis augeri; fortunam amplificare; opibus crescere; opes nancisci; ad opes procedere: to become wealthy through anything, divitias facere ex aliqua re; rem familiarem augere aliqua re: to become a wealthy man after having been poor, ex paupere divitem fieri; ex paupere et tenui ad magnas opes procedere [Vid: also, To ENRICH (one’s self)]: to be wealthy, divitem, etc., esse; divitiis or copiis abundare: to be more wealthy than anybody, aliquem divitiis superare: to be very wealthy, omnibus rebus ornatum et copiosum esse; amplissimam possidere pecuniam; opibus maxime florere; magnas opes habere: to be extremely wealthy and live in great affluence, circumfluere omnibus copiis atque in omnium rerum abundantia vivere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for wealthy?: The usual Latin words for “wealthy” are fortūnō, abundō, dīves; also locuplēs, pecūniōsus, opulentus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.