ŏpŭlentus — Lewis & Short
ŏpŭlentus, a, um (less freq. ŏpŭlens, entis, adj.ops, cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 92 Müll.,
Sall. J. 69, 3; Nep. Chabr. 3, 3; App. M. 10, p. 248, 11; Aus. Idyll. 2, 7),I rich, wealthy, opulent (syn.: dives, locuples;
opp. inops,Cic. Lael. 13, 46; id. Off. 2, 20, 70; class.).
I Lit.: opulenti, terrestribus rebus copiosi, Fest. s. v opis, p. 187 Müll.
(a) Absol.: magnae gentes opulentae, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 301 Müll.; so, oppidum, id. ap. Non. 470, 4 (Trag. v. 324 Vahl.); Caes. B. C. 3, 80:
opulentissima civitas,Cic. N. D. 3, 33, 81: opulentae matronae, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6 (Trag. v. 294 Vahl.);
for which: opulens matrona,App. M. 10, p. 248, 11.— .
(b) With abl.:
opulentus auro adulescens,rich in gold, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 117:
pars Numidiae agro virisque opulentior,Sall. J. 16, 5; cf.:
gens opulentissima viris armisque,Liv. 1, 30, 4:
exercitus victor opulentusque praedā,id. 4, 34, 4:
templum donis opulentum,Verg. A. 1, 447.—
(g) With gen., rich in any thing:
copia Ruris honorum opulenta,Hor. C. 1, 17, 16:
provincia pecuniae opulenta,Tac. H. 2, 6 fin.—
II Transf.
A Rich, fine, splendid:
opulentum opsonium,Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 64:
opulentissima dona,Suet. Aug. 30:
oratio,Gell. 7, 3, 54:
opulentissimus liber,id. 14, 6 fin.: opulenta requies, Vulg Isa. 32, 18.—
B Of respectability or rank, respectable, powerful, noble: opulenti pariter atque ignobiles, Enn. ap. Gell. 11, 4, 3 (Trag. v. 230 Vahl.):
reges,Sall. C. 53, 3:
opulentior factio,Liv. 32, 32.—Hence, adv.: ŏpŭlentē and ŏpŭlenter, richly, sumptuously, splendidly (rare;
not in Cic. or Cæs.): neque illos arte colam, me opulenter,Sall. J. 85, 34:
opulente ornata domus,App. Mag. p. 333, 11.—Comp.:
ludos opulentius instructiusque facere,Liv. 1, 35, 7: epulari, Inst, 3, 3, 5.