Meaning

3 senses

  1. (uncountable)Riches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions.

    Money talks, but true wealth whispers.

    Reichtum, Vermögen

    бога́тствоbogátstvo, благосостоя́ниеblagosostojánije

    бага́тствоbahátstvo, замо́жністьzamóžnistʹ

    an abundance of material possessions and resources

  2. (countable)A great amount; an abundance or plenty.

    She brings a wealth of knowledge to the project.

    Fülle

    бога́тствоbogátstvo, изоби́лиеizobílije, благосостоя́ниеblagosostojánije

    добро́бутdobróbut

    the quality of profuse abundance

  3. (obsolete, uncountable)Prosperity; well-being; happiness.

Examples

372 sentences

  1. Because of his wealth, he was able to become a member of that club.

    Він зміг стати членом цього клубу завдяки своєму багатству. — aandrusiak

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  2. He wasn't happy in spite of all his wealth.

    Він був нещасливий, незважаючи на все своє багатство. — aandrusiak

    ruОн не был счастлив, несмотря на всё своё богатство. — marafon

    deEr war trotz seines ganzen Wohlstandes nicht glücklich. — Espi

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  3. Health is above wealth.

    Здоров'я важливіше за багатство. — deniko

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  4. I don't have much desire for wealth.

    ruЯ не жажду богатства. — Hellerick

    deMir steht der Sinn nicht sehr nach Reichtum. — raggione

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  5. The goal of education is not wealth or status, but personal development.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
riches; valuable material possessions:
power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money:
Русский
By meaning 3
riches; valuable material possessions:
great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money:
power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
riches; valuable material possessions:
great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English welth, welthe (“happiness, prosperity”), from Old English *w

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.

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Forms

plural: wealths
Singularwealth
Pluralwealths

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
abundanceB1cheeseA1easeB2fortuneA2substanceB2opulenceC2plentyA2affluenceMammonrichdomriches
Close in meaning
  • an abundance of material possessions and resources:riches
  • the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money:wealthiness

Antonyms

1 antonyms
povertyB1

Word family

28 related words
RelatedwealthyB2moneyA1propertyB1owndom
DerivedcommonwealthB2bookshelf wealthbridewealthcattlewealthcultural wealthgenerational wealthmegawealthoverwealthself-made wealthstealth wealthsuperwealthunwealthwealthenwealthfarewealthfulwealthfullywealthilywealthinesswealthlesswealthlessnesswealthmakerwealthmakingwealth taxwealthyish

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
weaklyB2weaknessB1wealwealthyB2wean

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