different between opulent vs poverty

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin opul?ns, opulentus, from ops (“wealth, power, resources”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?op- (“to work; produce in abundance”). Equivalent to ops +? -ulent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??pj?l?nt/

Adjective

opulent (comparative more opulent, superlative most opulent)

1. Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent.
2. Rich, sumptuous and extravagant.

Related terms

• opulence

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin opul?ns, opulentis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.py.l??/

Adjective

opulent (feminine singular opulente, masculine plural opulents, feminine plural opulentes)

1. opulent

Related terms

• opulence

Anagrams

• loupent

Further reading

• “opulent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French opulent, from Latin opulentus.

Adjective

opulent m or n (feminine singular opulent?, masculine plural opulen?i, feminine and neuter plural opulente)

1. opulent

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle English poverte, from Old French poverté (Modern French pauvreté), from Latin paupert?s, from pauper (“poor”) + -tas (“noun of state suffix”). Cognates include pauper, poor.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p?v?ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??v?ti/

Noun

poverty (usually uncountable, plural poverties)

1. The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
2. Any deficiency of elements or resources that are needed or desired, or that constitute richness

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:poverty

Antonyms

• See also Thesaurus:wealth

Derived terms

• energy poverty
• period poverty
• poverty line
• poverty of the stimulus
• poverty-ridden
• poverty-stricken
• primary poverty
• secondary poverty
• transport poverty

Related terms

• poor
• poorness

Translations

See also

• aporophobia