well-fixed

Thân thiện

A well-fixed family enjoys a picnic in a beautiful park.

Definition

Adjective: * Financially secure and comfortable: The word "well-fixed" describes a person, family, or entity that is in a good or fortunate financial position. It implies having sufficient wealth to live comfortably, without financial worry, but it typically suggests a level of prosperity that is solid and established rather than extreme or ostentatious wealth.

Usage and Examples

• Describing a person's financial status:
  • After years of careful investing, he is now quite well-fixed and is planning an early retirement.
  • She comes from a well-fixed family, so she had the opportunity to attend the best schools.
• Describing a general state of financial comfort:
  • The couple is well-fixed enough to afford a vacation home.
  • The report focused on the spending habits of well-fixed retirees.

Advanced Usage and Nuance

• The term often carries a connotation of stability and security that comes from accumulated assets or steady, high income. It is less about flashy spending and more about having reliable financial resources.
• It can sometimes be used as a polite or understated way to say "wealthy" or "rich," softening the directness of those terms.
• "To be well-fixed for [something]": This informal construction means to have a good supply or amount of something.
  • We're well-fixed for firewood this winter. (We have a good supply of firewood.)

Variants and Related Words

• Well-heeled (adjective): A very close synonym, also meaning wealthy or prosperous. ()
• Well-off (adjective): Essentially identical in meaning to "well-fixed," indicating financial comfort. ()
• Well-to-do (adjective): Another direct synonym, often used to describe a social class of prosperous people. ()

Synonyms

• Affluent
• Prosperous
• Comfortable (financially)
• Wealthy
• Moneyed

Antonyms

• Impoverished
• Poor
• Destitute
• Penniless
• Hard-up

Học thuật

Adjective

1. in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
   • they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards
   • easy living
   • a prosperous family
   • his family is well-situated financially
   • well-to-do members of the community

Từ đồng nghĩa

• comfortable
• easy
• prosperous
• well-heeled
• well-off
• well-situated
• well-to-do