NOUN | state | wealth, wealthiness | the state of being rich and affluent |
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attribute | wealth | the quality of profuse abundance | |
possession | wealth, riches | an abundance of material possessions and resources | |
possession | wealth | property that has economic utility |
Sounds | weh'lth | |
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Rhymes | commonwealth ... stealth: 4 rhymes with ehlth... |
Meaning | The state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money. | |
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Example | "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence" | |
Synonym | wealthiness | |
Narrower | affluence, richness | abundant wealth |
inherited wealth | wealth that is inherited rather than earned | |
luxury, luxuriousness, opulence, sumptuousness | wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living | |
mammon | wealth regarded as an evil influence | |
sufficiency | sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations | |
Broader | financial condition | The condition of (corporate or personal) finances |
Opposite | poverty, poorness, impoverishment | The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions |
Spanish | abundancia, riqueza | |
Catalan | abundancia, abundància, riquesa | |
Adjectives | wealthy | having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
Meaning | The quality of profuse abundance. | |
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Example | "she has a wealth of talent" | |
Broader | abundance, copiousness, teemingness | The property of a more than adequate quantity or supply |
Meaning | An abundance of material possessions and resources. | |
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Synonym | riches | |
Narrower | gold | Great wealth |
treasure, hoarded wealth | accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc. | |
Broader | material resource | assets in the form of material possessions |
Spanish | caudal, opulencia, prosperidad, riqueza | |
Catalan | cabal, riquesa | |
Adjectives | wealthy | having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
Meaning | Property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value. | |
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Narrower | money | wealth reckoned in terms of money |
Broader | property, belongings, holding | Something owned |
Spanish | fortuna, riqueza | |
Catalan | fortuna, riquesa |
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