Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well-to-do

/ˌwɛltəˈdu/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.85 in modern English

Syllables: well--to--do
IPA: /ˌwɛltəˈdu/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

5

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rich, prosperous, financially stable and comfortable.

Example Sentences

"Some philosophers aver that the well-to-do should be taxed at a higher rate than poorer people."
"From another point of view, it was a place without a soul. The well-to-do had hearts of stone; the rich were brutally bumptious; the Press, the Municipality, all the public men, were ridiculously, vaingloriously self-satisfied."
"There was a single arrivals platform, nearest to King's Cross. The large arch beneath the clock gave access to Hansom carriages clip-clopping up the cobbled ramp from the main gate in Euston Road, directly onto the platform, to meet well-to-do passengers."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌwɛltəˈdu/

Inflected Forms

more well-to-do (comparative) most well-to-do (superlative)

Synonyms

affluent well-fixed well-heeled for more wealthy comfortable easy prosperous well-off well-situated

Questions

How do you pronounce well-to-do?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌwɛltəˈdu/.
What does well-to-do mean?: Rich, prosperous, financially stable and comfortable.

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