wealth
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wealth
- /wɛlθ/ Canada, US, UK
- /welθ/ Australia, New Zealand
- /wɛlf/
Rhymes with -ɛlθ
Where it comes from
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.
noun wealths · wealthe · welth · welthe
- Riches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions. Money talks, but true wealth whispers.
- A great amount; an abundance or plenty. She brings a wealth of knowledge to the project.
- 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: […]
Similar: abundance, affluence, cheese, ease, fortune, substance, Mammon, opulence, plenty, richdom, riches, wealth · Opposite: poverty
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: riches, wealthiness, rich, wealthy, richness, prosperous, prosperity, prosper, enrichment, affluence, wellbeing, bounty, treasure, valuable, welfare, lot
Translations
Every language
noun power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money
| 한국어 | 부 bu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 富 tomi |
| Português | poder |
| Русский | благосостоя́ние blagosostojánije, благополу́чие blagopolúčije |
noun riches; valuable material possessions
| Español | prosperidad, riqueza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부유 buyu, 부 bu, 재산 jaesan |
| 日本語 | 財産 zaisan, 富 tomi, 財 takara, 富裕 fuyū |
| 中文 | 財富 /财富 cáifù |
| हिन्दी | धन dhan, संपत्ति sampatti |
| Português | riqueza |
| Français | richesse |
| Deutsch | Reichtum, Vermögen |
| Italiano | ricchezza, patrimonio |
| Ελληνικά | πλούτος ploútos |
| Română | avere, bogăție |
| Русский | бога́тство bogátstvo, благосостоя́ние blagosostojánije |
| Tiếng Việt | tài phúc, sự giàu có |
| العربية | أَمْوَال ʔamwāl, ثَرْوَة ṯarwa |
| עברית | עושר \ עֹשֶׁר 'ósher |
noun great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
| 한국어 | 풍부 pungbu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 豊富 hōfu |
| हिन्दी | संपन्न sampann, समृद्ध samŕddh |
| Português | abundância |
| Français | profusion, abondance |
| Deutsch | Fülle |
| Italiano | abbondanza |
| Ελληνικά | πλούτος ploútos |
| Русский | бога́тство bogátstvo, изоби́лие izobílije |
Talk about this word "wealth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wealth. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wealth. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wealth "wealth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wealth.Cite this
@misc{wealth_2026,
title = {wealth},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wealth},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
