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单词 well-heeled
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well-heeled


well-heeled

(wĕl′hēld′)adj. Having plenty of money; prosperous.

well-heeled

adj (well heeled when postpositive) (Banking & Finance) informal rich; prosperous; wealthy

well′-heeled′



adj. well-off; rich. [1895–1900]
Thesaurus
Adj.1.well-heeled - in fortunate circumstances financiallywell-heeled - 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"prosperous, well-fixed, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do, comfortable, easyrich - possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles"

well-heeled

adjective (Informal) prosperous, rich, wealthy, affluent, loaded (slang), comfortable, flush (informal), well-off, in the money (informal), opulent, well-to-do, moneyed, well-situated, in clover (informal) The price tag is out of reach of all but the most well-heeled.

well-heeled

adjectiveEnjoying steady good fortune or financial security:comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-off, well-to-do.Informal: well-fixed.Idioms: comfortably off, in clover, on easy street.
Translations

well-heeled


well-heeled

Wealthy. The foundation relies on big donations from well-heeled citizens.

well-heeled

 and well-fixed; well-offFig. wealthy; with sufficient money. My uncle can afford a new car. He's well-heeled. Everyone in his family is well-off.

well-heeled

verbSee well-fixed

well-heeled, to be

To be prosperous. This late nineteenth-century Americanism presumably refers to a well-off person who is not down at the heels but is well shod. “To travel long out West, a man must be, in the local phrase, ‘well heeled,’” wrote W. Beadle (The Undeveloped West, 1873).

Well-Heeled


Well-Heeled

Informal for rich or wealthy.

well-heeled


Related to well-heeled: affluence
  • adj

Synonyms for well-heeled

adj prosperous

Synonyms

  • prosperous
  • rich
  • wealthy
  • affluent
  • loaded
  • comfortable
  • flush
  • well-off
  • in the money
  • opulent
  • well-to-do
  • moneyed
  • well-situated
  • in clover

Synonyms for well-heeled

adj enjoying steady good fortune or financial security

Synonyms

  • comfortable
  • easy
  • prosperous
  • well-off
  • well-to-do
  • well-fixed

Synonyms for well-heeled

adj in fortunate circumstances financially

Synonyms

  • prosperous
  • well-fixed
  • well-off
  • well-situated
  • well-to-do
  • comfortable
  • easy

Related Words

  • rich
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