well-to-do

Questions about well-to-do

What does well-to-do mean?

well-to-do means "in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich".

How many syllables are in well-to-do?

well-to-do has 3 syllables and divides as well--to--do under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for well-to-do?

Close synonyms include comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is well-to-do a common word?

well-to-do is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.