wealth
Pluralwealths (some meanings)
- 1A large amount of money, property, and other valuable things that someone owns.
Like a big pile of money and valuable things saved up over a long time.
The family built their wealth over three generations.
He gave away much of his wealth to charity.
Similarriches, fortune, affluence, prosperity, money
Oppositepoverty, destitution, penury
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- 2A very large amount or supply of something good.
Like having so much of something that you could never use it all.
The library offers a wealth of information for students.
She brought a wealth of experience to the new job.
Similarabundance, profusion, plenty, host, mass
Oppositedearth, lack, scarcity, paucity
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- 3A state of being happy, healthy, and doing well in life.
Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.
1611, The Holy Bible, King James VersionHere, wealth means well-being and happiness.Note
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Origin
From Middle English welth meaning "happiness, prosperity." It may also come from an older word wele ("well-being") changed to end in -th, like health.