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bonanza

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bo=nan=za

CIDE DICTIONARY

bonanzan. [Sp., prop. calm., fair weather, prosperity, fr. L. bonus good.].
     In mining, a rich mine or vein of silver or gold; hence, anything which is a mine of wealth or yields a large income.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bonanza, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a source of wealth or prosperity.
2 a large output (esp. of a mine).
3 a prosperity; good luck. b a run of good luck.
--adj. greatly prospering or productive.

Etymology
orig. US f. Sp., = fair weather, f. L bonus good

THESAURUS

bonanza

Eldorado, Golconda, abundance, affluence, ample sufficiency, ampleness, amplitude, avalanche, bountifulness, bountiousness, bumper crop, copiousness, cornucopia, eldorado, extravagance, exuberance, fertility, flood, flow, foison, font, fount, fountain, full measure, fullness, generosity, generousness, gold mine, gravy train, great abundance, great plenty, gush, house, landslide, lavishness, liberality, liberalness, lode, lots, luxuriance, maximum, mine, mine of wealth, more than enough, mother lode, much, myriad, myriads, numerousness, opulence, opulency, outpouring, overflow, plenitude, plenteousness, plentifulness, plenty, prevalence, prodigality, productiveness, profuseness, profusion, quantities, quarry, repleteness, repletion, resource, rich harvest, rich lode, rich uncle, rich vein, richness, riot, riotousness, scads, shower, source, source of supply, spate, spring, staple, stream, substantiality, substantialness, superabundance, teemingness, treasure, treasure trove, treasury, vein, wealth, well, wellspring

ROGET THESAURUS

bonanza

Redundancy

N redundancy, redundance, too much, too many, superabundance, superfluity, superfluence, saturation, nimiety, transcendency, exuberance, profuseness, profusion, repletion, enough in all conscience, satis superque, lion's share, more than enough, plethora, engorgement, congestion, load, surfeit, sickener, turgescence, overdose, overmeasure, oversupply, overflow, inundation, avalanche, accumulation, heap, drug, drug in the market, glut, crowd, burden, excess, surplus, overplus, epact, margin, remainder, duplicate, surplusage, expletive, work of supererogation, bonus, bonanza, luxury, intemperance, extravagance, exorbitance, lavishment, pleonasm, too many irons in the fire, embarras de richesses, redundant, too much, too many, exuberant, inordinate, superabundant, excessive, overmuch, replete, profuse, lavish, prodigal, exorbitant, overweening, extravagant, overcharged, supersaturated, drenched, overflowing, running over, running to waste, running down, crammed to overflowing, filled to overflowing, gorged, ready to burst, dropsical, turgid, plethoric, obese, superfluous, unnecessary, needless, supervacaneous, uncalled for, to spare, in excess, over and above, de trop, adscititious, supernumerary, on one's hands, spare, duplicate, supererogatory, expletive, un peu fort, over, too, over and above, overmuch, too much, too far, without measure, beyond measure, out of measure, with a to spare, over head and ears, up to one's eyes, up to one's ears, extra, beyond the mark, acervatim, it never rains but it pours, fortuna multis dat nimium nulli satis, Degree of Subservience.

Wealth

N wealth, riches, fortune, handsome fortune, opulence, affluence, good circumstances, easy circumstances, independence, competence, solvency, provision, livelihood, maintenance, alimony, dowry, means, resources, substance, property, command of money, income, capital, money, round sum, mint of money, mine of wealth, El Dorado, bonanza, Pacatolus, Golconda, Potosi, long purse, full purse, well lined purse, heavy purse, deep pockets, purse of Fortunatus, embarras de richesses, pelf, Mammon, lucre, filthy lucre, loaves and fishes, rich man, moneyed man, warm man, man of substance, capitalist, millionaire, tippybob, Nabob, Croesus, idas, Plutus, Dives, Timon of Athens, Timocracy, Plutocracy, Danae, wealthy, rich, affluent, opulent, moneyed, monied, worth much, well to do, well off, warm, comfortable, well, well provided for, made of money, rich as Croesus, filthy rich, rich as a Jew, rolling in riches, rolling in wealth, flush, flush of cash, flush of money, flush of tin, in funds, in cash, in full feather, solvent, pecunious, out of debt, in the black, all straight, one's ship coming in, amour fait beaucoup mais argent fait tout, love does much but money does everything, aurea rumpunt tecta quietem, magna servitus ist magna fortuna, mammon, the least erected spirit that fell from Heaven, opum furiata cupido, vera prosperita e non aver necessita, wie gewonnen so zerronnen.


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