wealth Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
    wealthiness.
    • great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence
  2. noun the quality of profuse abundance
    • she has a wealth of talent
  3. noun an abundance of material possessions and resources
    riches.
  4. noun property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value

WordNet

Wealth noun
Etymology
OE. welthe, from wele; cf. D. weelde luxury. See Weal prosperity.
Definitions
  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. Shak.
    Each day new wealth, without their care, provides. Dryden.
    Wealth comprises all articles of value and nothing else. F. A. Walker.
    Syn. -- Riches; affluence; opulence; abundance.

Webster 1913