- Well-to-do.
- In fortunate circumstances.
[OFF, circumstanced, probably from the phrase to come well off, to emerge from in good circumstances.]
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well-off (wĕl'ôf', -ŏf') |
[OFF, circumstanced, probably from the phrase to come well off, to emerge from in good circumstances.]
| Thesaurus: well-off |
adjective
| Idioms: well off |
In fortunate circumstances, especially wealthy or prosperous, as in They're quite well off now. This phrase may be a shortening of come well off, that is, "emerge in good circumstances." [First half of 1600s]
| Antonyms: well-off |
Definition: successful, wealthy
Antonyms: destitute, failing, poor, unsuccessful
| Translations: Well-off |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - velhavende, heldigt stillet
Français (French)
adj. - riche, heureux, qui a beaucoup de (espace, provisions, etc)
Deutsch (German)
adj. - reich, gut versehen
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύπορος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - bem abastado
Русский (Russian)
богатый, в благоприятных условиях, в хорошем положении
Español (Spanish)
adj. - adinerado, acomodado, próspero
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - välsituerad, välbeställd
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
顺利的, 手头宽裕的, 走运的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 順利的, 手頭寬裕的, 走運的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유복한, ~이 풍요한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 裕福な, 豊富にある, 万事好調で
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) حسن الأحوال, في وضع ملائم أو حسن, غني, ثري, ذو سعه
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - עשיר, מצבו טוב
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