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Webster 1913 Edition

Wealth

Wealth

,
Noun.
[OE.
welthe
, from
wele
; cf. D.
weelde
luxury. See
Weal
prosperity.]
1.
Weal; welfare; prosperity; good.
[Obs.]
“Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.”
1 Cor. x. 24.
2.
Large possessions; a comparative abundance of things which are objects of human desire; esp., abundance of worldly estate; affluence; opulence; riches.
I have little
wealth
to lose.
Shakespeare
Each day new
wealth
, without their care, provides.
Dryden.
Wealth
comprises all articles of value and nothing else.
F. A. Walker.
Active wealth
.
See under
Active
.
Syn. – Riches; affluence; opulence; abundance.

Webster 1828 Edition

Wealth

WEALTH

,
Noun.
1.
Prosperity; external happiness.
2.
Riches; large possessions of money, goods or land; that abundance of worldly estate which exceeds the estate of the greater part of the community; affluence; opulence.
Each day new wealth without their care provides.

Definition 2024

wealth

wealth

English

Alternative forms

  • wealthe, welth, welthe (all obsolete)

Noun

wealth ‎(usually uncountable, plural wealths)

  1. Riches; valuable material possessions.
  2. A great amount; an abundance or plenty.
    She brings a wealth of knowledge to the project.
  3. (obsolete) Weal; welfare; prosperity; good; well-being; happiness; joy.

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:wealth

Derived terms

Translations

External links

  • wealth in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • wealth in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Etymology

From Middle English welth, welthe, weolthe ‎(“happiness, prosperity”), from Old English *welþ, *weleþu, from Proto-Germanic *waliþō ‎(“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. 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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɛlθ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlθ

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