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wealth en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [wɛl̪θ]
• /wɛlθ/
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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English welth, welthe (“happiness, prosperity”), from Old English *welþ, *welþu, from Proto-West Germanic *waliþu (“wealth”). Alternatively, possibly an alteration (due to similar words in -th: compare helth (“health”), derth (“dearth”)) of wele (“wealth, well-being, weal”), from Old English wela (“wealth, prosperity”), from Proto-Germanic *walô (“well-being, prosperity”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“good, best”); equivalent to weal + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with West Frisian wielde (“wealth”), Dutch weelde (“wealth”), Low German Weelde (“wealth”), Old High German welida, welitha (“wealth”). Related also to German Wohl (“welfare, well-being, weal”), Danish vel (“weal, welfare”), Swedish väl (“well-being, weal”). More at weal, well.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Riches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions.
   • The existence of many nations and national characters is part of the cultural wealth of mankind, and there is no reason to seek to diminish their number. 1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 287:
   • Money talks, but true wealth whispers.
2. (countable) A great amount; an abundance or plenty.
   • Beyond its aim to bring patients the most effective treatments faster, the service is expected to generate a wealth of data on the interplay between DNA, health and lifestyles, which will become a powerful tool for research into cancer and other diseases. 2018 July 3, Ian Sample, “Routine DNA tests will put NHS at the 'forefront of medicine'”, in The Guardian:
   • She brings a wealth of knowledge to the project.
   • There is a wealth of carved wood inside: from pulpit to pews, screens to lectern, and a large medieval chest made from a hollowed-out log of bog-oak with a massive lid. 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 269, about a church in Lower Peover:
3. (obsolete, uncountable) Prosperity; well-being; happiness.
   • I once did lend my body for his wealth, / Which, but for him that had your husband's ring, / Had quite miscarried: […] c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
   • Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 10:24:

Forms

Antonyms

poverty

Deriveds

overwealth · wealthfare · Commonwealth · bookshelf wealth · wealthmonger · wealthlessness · wealthyish · wealthmaker · wealthen · cultural wealth · health is wealth · superwealth · self-made wealth · wealthful · generational wealth · roll in wealth · megawealth · bridewealth · cattlewealth · wealthfully · wealthy · wealthless · wealthmaking · commonwealth · unwealth · stealth wealth · sovereign wealth fund · health is your first wealth · wealthily · wealthiness · wealth tax · redistribution of wealth

Hypernyms

excess

Hyponyms

prosperousness · prosperity

Relateds

wealthy · owndom · money · property

Synonyms

riches · Mammon · wealth · richdom · opulence · fortune · plenty · abundance · substance · cheese · affluence · ease

Translations (236)

ps دولت (riches; valuable material possessions) · uk добро́бут (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) · ka სიმდიდრე (riches; valuable material possessions) · fi varallisuus (riches; valuable material possessions) · af rykdom (riches; valuable material possessions) · uz boylik (riches; valuable material possessions) · vo lieg (riches; valuable material possessions) · mk изо́билство (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · gl facenda (riches; valuable material possessions) · pl mnóstwo (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · la ops (riches; valuable material possessions) · gl riqueza (riches; valuable material possessions) · uz davlat (riches; valuable material possessions) · ur دَولَت (riches; valuable material possessions) · fr abondance (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · ar ثَرْوَة (riches; valuable material possessions) · ja 富裕 (riches; valuable material possessions) · ko 부 (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) · prs دَولَت (riches; valuable material possessions) · zdj mali (riches; valuable material possessions) · gd ionmhas (riches; valuable material possessions) · sv rikedom (riches; valuable material possessions) · hy ինչք (riches; valuable material possessions) · lv mantība (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · fi rikkaus (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · la locupletatio (riches; valuable material possessions) · ru изоби́лие (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · ru благосостоя́ние (riches; valuable material possessions) · el πλούτος (riches; valuable material possessions) · cs bohatství (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · be замо́жнасьць (riches; valuable material possessions) · bn সম্পত্তি (riches; valuable material possessions) · bo ཕྱུག (riches; valuable material possessions) · sv förmögenhet (riches; valuable material possessions) · sv mäktighet (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) · sq pasuri (riches; valuable material possessions) · nl weelde (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · my ဓန (riches; valuable material possessions) · ko 재산 (riches; valuable material possessions) · fr richesse (riches; valuable material possessions) · ml സമ്പത്ത് (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹 (riches; valuable material possessions) · da velstand (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · az zənglinlik (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · hu bőség (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · ja 財産 (riches; valuable material possessions) · lv bagātība (riches; valuable material possessions) · da rigdom (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · tg давлат (riches; valuable material possessions) · ky байлык (riches; valuable material possessions) · nds-de Riekdom (riches; valuable material possessions) · th ธน (riches; valuable material possessions) · ps ثروت (riches; valuable material possessions) · sk bohatstvo (riches; valuable material possessions) · ru благосостоя́ние (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) · az kəlan (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · ba байлыҡ (riches; valuable material possessions) · oc riquesa (riches; valuable material possessions) · el πλούτος (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · lo ສິນ (riches; valuable material possessions) · hu vagyon (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · xqa نانْكْ (riches; valuable material possessions) · kmr saman (riches; valuable material possessions) · ig àkụ̀ (riches; valuable material possessions) · ur ثَرْوَت (riches; valuable material possessions) · be дабрабы́т (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) · ko 부 (riches; valuable material possessions) · so maal (riches; valuable material possessions) · tg сарват (riches; valuable material possessions) · igl ánána (riches; valuable material possessions) · uz sarvat (riches; valuable material possessions) · th ความรวย (riches; valuable material possessions) · az var-dövlət (riches; valuable material possessions) · he עושר \ עֹשֶׁר (riches; valuable material possessions) · it abbondanza (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · jv bandha (riches; valuable material possessions) · fa-ira دُولَت (riches; valuable material possessions) · gd maoin (riches; valuable material possessions) · yi רײַכקײַט (riches; valuable material possessions) · sv förmögenhet (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · uk замо́жність (riches; valuable material possessions) · fi rikkaus (riches; valuable material possessions) · ro avere (riches; valuable material possessions) · be бага́цце (riches; valuable material possessions) · pt abundância (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · lo ຊັບ (riches; valuable material possessions) · ro bogăție (riches; valuable material possessions) · ca riquesa (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · hi संपत्ति (riches; valuable material possessions) · bn ধন (riches; valuable material possessions) · fi rikkaudet (riches; valuable material possessions) · vi sự giàu có (riches; valuable material possessions) · fr profusion (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · ota مال (riches; valuable material possessions) · eo riĉeco (riches; valuable material possessions) · lv bagātība (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · ang wela (riches; valuable material possessions) · az dövlət (riches; valuable material possessions) · de Vermögen (riches; valuable material possessions) · ru благополу́чие (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) · my စည်းစိမ် (riches; valuable material possessions) · ca patrimoni (riches; valuable material possessions) · tg боигарӣ (riches; valuable material possessions) · kk байлық (riches; valuable material possessions) · sv rikedom (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · ijc ụngọ́ (riches; valuable material possessions) · lv labklājība (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · qu kapuy (riches; valuable material possessions) · enm win (riches; valuable material possessions) · pl zamożność (riches; valuable material possessions) · bg бога́тство (riches; valuable material possessions) · nmn ǂkxʻái (riches; valuable material possessions) · gd beartas (riches; valuable material possessions) · vi tài phúc (riches; valuable material possessions) · hy հարստություն (riches; valuable material possessions) · sv välstånd (riches; valuable material possessions) · ur دَھن (riches; valuable material possessions) · ca abundància (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · enm welthe (riches; valuable material possessions) · ckb دۆڵەمەندی (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · tr varlık (riches; valuable material possessions) · igl ùrà (riches; valuable material possessions) · tr varlıklılık (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · ha dukiya (riches; valuable material possessions) · hu gazdagság (riches; valuable material possessions) · rup aveari (riches; valuable material possessions) · pl bogatość (riches; valuable material possessions) · ko 부유 (riches; valuable material possessions) · nl rijkdom (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · lt tur̃tas (riches; valuable material possessions) · yue 財富 /财富 (riches; valuable material possessions) · km វត្ថុ (riches; valuable material possessions) · is auður (riches; valuable material possessions) · lv turība (riches; valuable material possessions) · ru бога́тство (riches; valuable material possessions) · br pinvidigezh (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · pt riqueza (riches; valuable material possessions) · mk благосо́стојба (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) · yo ọrọ̀ (riches; valuable material possessions) · ny chuma (riches; valuable material possessions) · tr bolluk (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · ca riquesa (riches; valuable material possessions) · nl rijkdom (riches; valuable material possessions) · lut ʔiʔab (riches; valuable material possessions) · af rykdom (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · jje 부 (riches; valuable material possessions) · yo ọlà (riches; valuable material possessions) · mk бо́гатство (riches; valuable material possessions) · ota مایه (riches; valuable material possessions) · te ఐశ్వర్యము (riches; valuable material possessions) · es prosperidad (riches; valuable material possessions) · da rigdom (riches; valuable material possessions) · ota سرمایه (riches; valuable material possessions) · ja 豊富 (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · bg благосъстоя́ние (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) · az bolluq (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · es riqueza (riches; valuable material possessions) · aa gadda (riches; valuable material possessions) · nl vermogen (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) · sl bogástvo (riches; valuable material possessions) · ijc tími-èbií (riches; valuable material possessions) · te ధనము (riches; valuable material possessions) · it ricchezza (riches; valuable material possessions) · tg дороӣ (riches; valuable material possessions) · tk baýlyk (riches; valuable material possessions) · sa धन्य (riches; valuable material possessions) · tl yaman (riches; valuable material possessions) · sv makt (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) · ko 풍부 (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · cs bohatství (riches; valuable material possessions) · ja 富 (riches; valuable material possessions) · eu aberastasun (riches; valuable material possessions) · hi संपन्न (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · hi समृद्ध (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · mnc ᡠᠯᡳᠨ (riches; valuable material possessions) · km ធន (riches; valuable material possessions) · fa-ira ثِرْوَت (riches; valuable material possessions) · uk бага́тство (riches; valuable material possessions) · nb rikdom (riches; valuable material possessions) · da formue (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · bg изоби́лие (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · prs دَارَایِی (riches; valuable material possessions) · enm welthe (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · got 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿 (riches; valuable material possessions) · sh бога̀тство (riches; valuable material possessions) · fa-ira دارایی (riches; valuable material possessions) · nds-de Riekdom (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · lo ຄວາມຮັ່ງມີ (riches; valuable material possessions) · ar أَمْوَال (riches; valuable material possessions) · ps دارايي (riches; valuable material possessions) · ru бога́тство (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · pt poder (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) · cmn 財富 /财富 (riches; valuable material possessions) · igl ídúù (riches; valuable material possessions) · tt байлык (riches; valuable material possessions) · la dīvitiae (riches; valuable material possessions) · prs ثَرْوَت (riches; valuable material possessions) · ja 富 (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) · az sərvət (riches; valuable material possessions) · enm wele (riches; valuable material possessions) · mn баялаг (riches; valuable material possessions) · my ဘောဂ (riches; valuable material possessions) · ms kekayaan (riches; valuable material possessions) · et rikkus (riches; valuable material possessions) · lo ຊັບສິນ (riches; valuable material possessions) · kri jɛntri (riches; valuable material possessions) · hi धन (riches; valuable material possessions) · jv bandha (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · be бага́цьце (riches; valuable material possessions) · ga saibhreas (riches; valuable material possessions) · pl bogactwo (riches; valuable material possessions) · sh bogàtstvo (riches; valuable material possessions) · mk изоби́лие (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · it patrimonio (riches; valuable material possessions) · ig ọkụ̀ (riches; valuable material possessions) · sv välstånd (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · tr servet (riches; valuable material possessions) · ssy gadda (riches; valuable material possessions) · ckb سامان (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · de Fülle (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · ig ụ̀ba (riches; valuable material possessions) · sv välgång (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) · bin ẹ̀fè (riches; valuable material possessions) · de Reichtum (riches; valuable material possessions) · hy բարիք (riches; valuable material possessions) · pl bogactwo (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · nan-hbl 財富 /财富 (riches; valuable material possessions) · ug بايلىق (riches; valuable material possessions) · grc πλοῦτος (riches; valuable material possessions) · gd beartas (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) · fi rikkaus (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) · th ความมั่งคั่ง (riches; valuable material possessions) · ota ثروت (riches; valuable material possessions) · ml സമ്പത്ത് (riches; valuable material possessions) · ja 財 (riches; valuable material possessions) · be замо́жнасць (riches; valuable material possessions)