opulent
adjective
op·u·lent
ˈä-pyə-lənt 
: exhibiting or characterized by opulence: such as
a
: amply or plentifully provided or fashioned often to the point of ostentation
living in opulent comfort
opulent furnishings
an opulent hotel
b
dated
: having a large estate or property : wealthy
an opulent family
opulent industrialists
opulently
adverb
Examples of opulent in a Sentence
an opulent upper crust that liked to show off its possessions
an opulent mansion filled with priceless art and antiques
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Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 23 May 2025
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Private villas were rented and transformed into extravagant replicas of the movies’ opulent Capitol, complete with servers in eccentric wigs, chocolate fountains that flowed for hours and enough colorful macarons to feed a small city.
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Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 23 May 2025
Can house music on an opulent vessel for a private members club cut through the noise at the Cannes Film Festival?
—Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 23 May 2025
This year the property also launched the opulent Grand Colonica Suite, with sweeping panoramic landscape views and a soothing natural color scheme.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Private villas were rented and transformed into extravagant replicas of the movies’ opulent Capitol, complete with servers in eccentric wigs, chocolate fountains that flowed for hours and enough colorful macarons to feed a small city.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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“Opulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opulent. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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