The Only Use of
opulent
in
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
- There were great, round, pot-bellied baskets of chestnuts, shaped like the waistcoats of jolly old gentlemen, lolling at the doors, and tumbling out into the street in their apoplectic opulence.†
p. 63.0opulence = magnificence or luxury
Definition:
magnificent and luxurious -- usually expensive