wealth
Plural: wealths
Noun
- A large amount of valuable possessions or money.
- the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
- "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence"
- the quality of profuse abundance
- "she has a wealth of talent"
- an abundance of material possessions and resources
- property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value
- Riches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions.
- A great amount; an abundance or plenty.
- Prosperity; well-being; happiness.
Examples
- His vocabulary was a wealth of high-scoring Scrabble words, ready to be deployed.
- Money talks, but true wealth whispers.
- She brings a wealth of knowledge to the project.
Origin / 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 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.
Synonyms
riches, wealthiness, Mammon, abundance, affluence, cheese, ease, fortune, opulence, plenty, richdom, wealth
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
wealth: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwealth: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wealth: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary