opulent
OP-yuh-luntadjMeaning rich and luxurious
Memory hook OOH-PULENT: OOH, velvet and GOLD!. The pampered cat naps on a velvet pillow, eats from a golden bowl and wears a tiny jeweled crown; visitors say “Ooh!” Its life is opulent.
The hotel lobby was opulent, with marble floors and crystal chandeliers.
In context After years in a tiny apartment, the family found the mansion almost too opulent: velvet curtains, golden faucets and a fountain in the front hall.
Similar luxurious, lavish, sumptuous, rich
Opposite plain, shabby, austere
From Latin opulentus, “wealthy,” from ops (wealth, resources).