Meaning
well-off, wealthy
- Possessing significant wealth, property, or financial means.
In a sentence
Il sussidio è destinato alle famiglie meno abbienti del quartiere.
The grant is intended for the less well-off families in the neighbourhood.
Proviene da una famiglia abbiente della borghesia milanese.
He comes from a wealthy Milanese middle-class family.
Le riforme fiscali mirano a tutelare i cittadini non abbienti.
Tax reforms aim to protect non-wealthy citizens.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| abbiente | masculine · singular |
| abbiente | feminine · singular |
| abbienti | masculine · plural |
| abbienti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Formal: common in administrative, legal, and socio-economic discourse.
- Very frequently substantivized in the plural: 'i meno abbienti' (the less well-off).