wealth (w lth)n. 1. a. An abundance of valuable material possessions or resources; riches. b. The state of being rich; affluence. 2. All goods and resources having value in terms of exchange or use. 3. A great amount; a profusion: a wealth of advice. [Middle English welthe, from wele, from Old English wela; see wel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
wealth
Noun
1. the state of being rich
2. a large amount of money and valuable material possessions: redistribution of wealth
3. a great amount or number: a wealth of detail [Middle English welthe]
Wealth a large possession; a great amount.
Examples: wealth of antiquity, 1697; of feeling; of information; of knowledge; of learning; of inarticulate speech, 1874; of wit, 1596; of words, 1850.
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| Noun | 1. |  wealth - the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence"financial condition - the condition of (corporate or personal) finances affluence, richness - abundant wealth; "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty" inherited wealth - wealth that is inherited rather than earned mammon - wealth regarded as an evil influence sufficiency - sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations; "her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency" impoverishment, poorness, poverty - the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions |
| 2. |  wealth - the quality of profuse abundance; "she has a wealth of talent"abundance, copiousness, teemingness - the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance" | |
| 3. |  wealth - an abundance of material possessions and resourcesmaterial resource - assets in the form of material possessions gold - great wealth; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson hoarded wealth, treasure - accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies" | |
| 4. |  wealth - property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange valuebelongings, property, holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; money - wealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate" |
wealth
Translations
wealth [wɛlθ] n (= money, resources) → ricchezza, ricchezze fpl [of details] → abbondanza, profusione f
n wealth [welθ]
1 riches He is a man of great wealth. rykdom غِنى، ثَرْوَه богатство bohatství rigdom; formue der Reichtum πλούτος fortuna, riqueza jõukus ثروت rikkaus fortune עוֹשֶר धन-दौलत bogatstvo gazdagság kekayaan auður, ríkidæmi ricchezza 富 부, 재산 turtas bagātība[] harta benda rijkdom rikdom, velstand bogactwo riqueza bogăţie, avere богатство bohatstvo bogastvo bogatstvo rikedom, förmögenhet ความร่ำรวย varlık, zenginlik 財富 багатство دولت sự giàu có 财富
2 a great quantity (of) a wealth of information. rykdom, oorvloed كَميَّةٌ كبيرَه изобилие záplava et væld af der Reichtum πληθώρα abundancia küllus دارايي runsaus abondance שֶפָע प्रचुरता bogatstvo, velika količina bőség banyak gnægð ricchezza 豊富 풍부, 다량 gausybė daudzums kekayaan schat vell, store mengder obfitość riqueza avalanşă, abundenţă обилие záplava obilica izobilje stor mängd, uppsjö ความมั่งคั่ง bolluk, çokluk 大量 достаток; велика кількість بہت زیادہ sự phong phú 大量
adj wealthy
having much money and/or many possessions; rich She is a wealthy young widow. ryk غَني، ثَري богат bohatý rig reich πλούσιος rico jõukas ثروتمند varakas riche עָשִיר धनी bogat gazdag kaya auðugur, ríkur ricco 富んだ 부유한, 유복한, 풍부한 turtingas bagāts kaya rijk rik, velstående bogaty rico bogat богатый bohatý premožen bogat rik, förmögen ร่ำรวย zengin, varlıklı 富有的 багатий, заможний امیر giàu có 富有的
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