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wealth
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- pronunciation:
- welth
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a large amount of money or property or the state of having such.
As a woman of wealth, she was able to buy a private jet.- synonyms:
- prosperity, riches
- antonyms:
- poverty
- similar words:
- assets, estate, fortune, funds, means, property, resources, success, treasure
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| definition 2: |
a large amount of something; abundance.
He has a wealth of knowledge about science.- synonyms:
- abundance, store
- similar words:
- bounty, cornucopia, fund, gold mine, heap, mass, mine, pile, riches
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| related words: |
capital, plenty, well |
| derivation: |
wealthless (adj.) |
The word wealth
contains the following part:
-th2
Old English
noun-forming suffix
that means the act or state of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -th2 attaches to English adjectives to form nouns (e.g., "warmth
" from "warm" and "depth
" from "deep"), and to English verb roots to form nouns (e.g., "birth
" from "bear" and "stealth" from "steal").
Example words:
birth, death, truth, filth, wealth, warmth, width, length, depth, breadth, health
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