Definition of WEALTH

wealth

Meanings

Plural: wealths

Noun

  • 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.

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.

Antonyms

poverty

Scrabble Score: 12

wealth is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
wealth is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wealth is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

wealth is a valid Words With Friends word