NYT Dictionary

OPULENT

/ˈɒpjʊlənt/
AdjectiveOP-u-lentop-u-lent · 3 syllablesCollege

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021, 2023, 2025

Meaning

Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Borrowed from Latin opulēns, opulentus, from ops (“wealth, power, resources”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃op- (“to work; produce in abundance”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deluxegildedgrandluxuriousprincelysumptuouslushabundantaffluentample

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles, including a pangram:

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