jeudi 8 mai 2014

Notes on usage: Rich

Wealthy  -  Prosperous  -  Affluent  -  Well off  -  Comfortable

 

These words all describe sb/sth that has a lot of money, property or valuable possessions.

 

Rich (of a person) having a lot of money, property or valuable possessions; (of a country or city) producing a lot of wealth so that many of its people can live at a high standard.
Wealthy rich.
Prosperous (rather formal) rich and successful.
Affluent (rather formal) rich and with a good standard of living: Affluent Western countries.
Well off (often used in negative sentences) rich: His family is not very well off. The opposite of well off is badly off, but this is not very frequent; it is more common to say that sb is not well off.
Comfortable having enough money to buy what you want without worrying about the cost: They’re not millionaires, but they’re certainly very comfortable.

 

RICH OR WEALTHY?
There is no real difference in meaning between these two words. Both are very frequent, but rich is more frequent and can be used in some fixed phrases where wealthy cannot: He’s stinking/filthy wealthy. | It’s a favourite resort for the wealthy and famous.

 

PROSPEROUS OR AFFLUENT?
Both prosperous and affluent are used to talk about people and places. Prosperous is used much more than affluent to talk about times and periods. Affluent is often used to contrast rich people or societies with poor ones. Being prosperous is nearly always seen as a good thing: It’s good to see you looking so prosperous. | It's good to see you looking so affluent.

 

PATTERNS
*a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent well-off family
*a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous well-off man/woman
*a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent country/city

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors Frequently confused words
Common Clichés Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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