well-heeled
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Financially comfortable or wealthy: Describes a person, family, or group that has a substantial amount of money, allowing for a comfortable and prosperous lifestyle. It implies being free from financial worry.
Usage
- The adjective "well-heeled" is used to describe people or groups who are affluent. It is often used in social or economic contexts.
- It typically comes before a noun (e.g., a well-heeled neighborhood) or after a linking verb like "be" (e.g., They are well-heeled).
Examples
- Adjective:
- The charity gala was attended by many well-heeled donors.
- They moved to a well-heeled suburb after his business became successful.
- Despite coming from a well-heeled family, she was very down-to-earth.
Advanced Usage
- "The well-heeled": Used as a plural noun phrase to refer to wealthy people as a class or group.
- The new tax policy was criticized by the well-heeled.
Variants and Related Words
- Well-off (adj): Similar in meaning, indicating financial comfort.
- Affluent (adj): Having a great deal of money; wealthy.
- Prosperous (adj): Successful in material terms; flourishing financially.
Synonyms
- Wealthy
- Affluent
- Prosperous
- Moneyed
- Comfortable (financially)
Antonyms
- Impoverished
- Penniless
- Destitute
- Needy
Idioms and Phrases
- Rolling in it: (Informal idiom) To be extremely wealthy.
- After the IPO, the founders were rolling in it.
- Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth: To be born into a wealthy family.
- He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and never had to work.
Adjective
- in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
- they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards
- easy living
- a prosperous family
- his family is well-situated financially
- well-to-do members of the community