noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/wɛlθ/
[wɛl̪θ]
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rhymes with -ɛlθ
CMU ARPABET:W EH1 L TH
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Riches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: economics, sciences
Examples
Money talks, but true wealth whispers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A great amount; an abundance or plenty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
She brings a wealth of knowledge to the project.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Prosperity; well-being; happiness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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.
Across languages
Translations
236 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afar:
gadda
— riches; valuable material possessions
Afrikaans:
rykdom
— riches; valuable material possessions
Albanian:
pasuri
— riches; valuable material possessions
Arabic:
أَمْوَال
(ʔamwāl)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Arabic:
ثَرْوَة
(ṯarwa)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Armenian:
հարստություն
(harstutʻyun)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Armenian:
ինչք
(inčʻkʻ)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Armenian:
բարիք
(barikʻ)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Aromanian:
aveari
— riches; valuable material possessions
Azerbaijani:
sərvət
— riches; valuable material possessions
Azerbaijani:
dövlət
— riches; valuable material possessions
Azerbaijani:
var-dövlət
— riches; valuable material possessions
Bashkir:
байлыҡ
(baylıq)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Basque:
aberastasun
— riches; valuable material possessions
Belarusian:
бага́цце
(baháccje)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Belarusian:
бага́цьце
(bahácʹcje)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Belarusian:
замо́жнасць
(zamóžnascʹ)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Belarusian:
замо́жнасьць
(zamóžnasʹcʹ)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Bengali:
ধন
(dhon)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Bengali:
সম্পত্তি
(śompotti)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Bulgarian:
бога́тство
(bogátstvo)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Burmese:
ဓန
(dha.na.)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Burmese:
စည်းစိမ်
(cany:cim)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Burmese:
ဘောဂ
(bhau:ga.)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Catalan:
patrimoni
— riches; valuable material possessions
Catalan:
riquesa
— riches; valuable material possessions
Chichewa:
chuma
— riches; valuable material possessions
Chinese Cantonese:
財富 /财富
(coi4 fu3)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Chinese:
財富 /财富
(zh-min-nan)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Chinese Mandarin:
財富 /财富
(cáifù)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Ngazidja Comorian:
mali
— riches; valuable material possessions
Czech:
bohatství
— riches; valuable material possessions
Danish:
rigdom
— riches; valuable material possessions
Dutch:
rijkdom
— riches; valuable material possessions
Edo:
ẹ̀fè
— riches; valuable material possessions
Esperanto:
riĉeco
— riches; valuable material possessions
Estonian:
rikkus
— riches; valuable material possessions
Finnish:
varallisuus
— riches; valuable material possessions
Finnish:
rikkaus
— riches; valuable material possessions
Finnish:
rikkaudet
— riches; valuable material possessions
French:
richesse
— riches; valuable material possessions
Galician:
facenda
— riches; valuable material possessions
Galician:
riqueza
— riches; valuable material possessions
Georgian:
სიმდიდრე
(simdidre)
— riches; valuable material possessions
German:
Reichtum
— riches; valuable material possessions
German:
Vermögen
— riches; valuable material possessions
Gothic:
𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿
(faihu)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Gothic:
𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹
(gabei)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Greek:
πλούτος
(ploútos)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Ancient Greek:
πλοῦτος
(ploûtos)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Hausa:
dukiya
— riches; valuable material possessions
Hebrew:
עושר \ עֹשֶׁר
('ósher)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Hindi:
धन
(dhan)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Hindi:
संपत्ति
(sampatti)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Hungarian:
gazdagság
— riches; valuable material possessions
Icelandic:
auður
— riches; valuable material possessions
Igala:
ídúù
— riches; valuable material possessions
Igala:
ùrà
— riches; valuable material possessions
Igala:
ánána
— riches; valuable material possessions
Igbo:
àkụ̀
— riches; valuable material possessions
Igbo:
ọkụ̀
— riches; valuable material possessions
Igbo:
ụ̀ba
— riches; valuable material possessions
Irish:
saibhreas
— riches; valuable material possessions
Italian:
ricchezza
— riches; valuable material possessions
Italian:
patrimonio
— riches; valuable material possessions
Izon:
ụngọ́
— riches; valuable material possessions
Izon:
tími-èbií
— riches; valuable material possessions
Japanese:
財産
(zaisan)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Japanese:
富
(tomi)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Japanese:
財
(takara)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Japanese:
富裕
(fuyū)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Javanese:
bandha
— riches; valuable material possessions
Jeju:
부
(bu)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Karakhanid:
نانْكْ
(nēŋ)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Kazakh:
байлық
(bailyq)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Khmer:
វត្ថុ
(vŏətthoʼ)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Khmer:
ធន
(thŭən)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Korean:
부유
(buyu)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Korean:
부
(bu)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Korean:
재산
(jaesan)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Krio:
jɛntri
— riches; valuable material possessions
Northern Kurdish:
saman
— riches; valuable material possessions
Kyrgyz:
байлык
(baylık)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Lao:
ຄວາມຮັ່ງມີ
(khuām hang mī)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Lao:
ຊັບສິນ
— riches; valuable material possessions
Lao:
ສິນ
(sin)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Lao:
ຊັບ
(sap)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Latin:
ops
— riches; valuable material possessions
Latin:
dīvitiae
— riches; valuable material possessions
Latin:
locupletatio
— riches; valuable material possessions
Latvian:
bagātība
— riches; valuable material possessions
Latvian:
turība
— riches; valuable material possessions
Lithuanian:
tur̃tas
— riches; valuable material possessions
Low German:
Riekdom
— riches; valuable material possessions
Lushootseed:
ʔiʔab
— riches; valuable material possessions
Macedonian:
бо́гатство
(bógatstvo)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Malay:
kekayaan
— riches; valuable material possessions
Malayalam:
സമ്പത്ത്
(sampattŭ)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Manchu:
ᡠᠯᡳᠨ
(ulin)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Middle English:
win
— riches; valuable material possessions
Middle English:
wele
— riches; valuable material possessions
Middle English:
welthe
— riches; valuable material possessions
Mongolian:
баялаг
(bajalag)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Norwegian Bokmål:
rikdom
— riches; valuable material possessions
Occitan:
riquesa
— riches; valuable material possessions
Old English:
wela
— riches; valuable material possessions
Pashto:
ثروت
(sarwát)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Pashto:
دارايي
(dārāyí)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Pashto:
دولت
(dawlát)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Dari:
ثَرْوَت
(sarwat)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Dari:
دَولَت
(dawlat)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Dari:
دَارَایِی
(dārāyī)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Iranian Persian:
ثِرْوَت
(servat)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Iranian Persian:
دُولَت
(dowlat)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Iranian Persian:
دارایی
(dârâyi)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Polish:
zamożność
— riches; valuable material possessions
Polish:
bogactwo
— riches; valuable material possessions
Polish:
bogatość
— riches; valuable material possessions
Portuguese:
riqueza
— riches; valuable material possessions
Quechua:
kapuy
— riches; valuable material possessions
Romanian:
avere
— riches; valuable material possessions
Romanian:
bogăție
— riches; valuable material possessions
Russian:
бога́тство
(bogátstvo)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Russian:
благосостоя́ние
(blagosostojánije)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Saho:
gadda
— riches; valuable material possessions
Sanskrit:
धन्य
(dhánya)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Scottish Gaelic:
ionmhas
— riches; valuable material possessions
Scottish Gaelic:
beartas
— riches; valuable material possessions
Scottish Gaelic:
maoin
— riches; valuable material possessions
Serbo-Croatian:
бога̀тство
— riches; valuable material possessions
Serbo-Croatian:
bogàtstvo
— riches; valuable material possessions
Slovak:
bohatstvo
— riches; valuable material possessions
Slovene:
bogástvo
— riches; valuable material possessions
Somali:
maal
— riches; valuable material possessions
Spanish:
prosperidad
— riches; valuable material possessions
Spanish:
riqueza
— riches; valuable material possessions
Swedish:
rikedom
— riches; valuable material possessions
Swedish:
förmögenhet
— riches; valuable material possessions
Swedish:
välstånd
— riches; valuable material possessions
Tagalog:
yaman
— riches; valuable material possessions
Tajik:
сарват
(sarvat)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Tajik:
боигарӣ
(boyigari)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Tajik:
дороӣ
(doroyi)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Tajik:
давлат
(davlat)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Tatar:
байлык
(baylıq)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Telugu:
ఐశ్వర్యము
(aiśvaryamu)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Telugu:
ధనము
(dhanamu)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Thai:
ความรวย
(kwaam-ruai)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Thai:
ความมั่งคั่ง
(kwaam-mâng-kâng)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Thai:
ธน
(ton)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Tibetan:
ཕྱུག
(phyug)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Turkish:
servet
— riches; valuable material possessions
Turkish:
varlık
— riches; valuable material possessions
Ottoman Turkish:
ثروت
(servet)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Ottoman Turkish:
سرمایه
(sermaye)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Ottoman Turkish:
مال
(mal)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Ottoman Turkish:
مایه
— riches; valuable material possessions
Turkmen:
baýlyk
— riches; valuable material possessions
Ukrainian:
бага́тство
(bahátstvo)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Ukrainian:
замо́жність
(zamóžnistʹ)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Urdu:
ثَرْوَت
(sarvat)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Urdu:
دَھن
(dhan)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Urdu:
دَولَت
(daulat)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Uyghur:
بايلىق
(bayliq)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Uzbek:
boylik
— riches; valuable material possessions
Uzbek:
sarvat
— riches; valuable material possessions
Uzbek:
davlat
— riches; valuable material possessions
Vietnamese:
tài phúc
— riches; valuable material possessions
Vietnamese:
sự giàu có
— riches; valuable material possessions
Volapük:
lieg
— riches; valuable material possessions
Yiddish:
רײַכקײַט
(raykhkayt)
— riches; valuable material possessions
Yoruba:
ọlà
— riches; valuable material possessions
Yoruba:
ọrọ̀
— riches; valuable material possessions
ǃXóõ:
ǂkxʻái
— riches; valuable material possessions
Afrikaans:
rykdom
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Azerbaijani:
bolluq
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Azerbaijani:
zənglinlik
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Azerbaijani:
kəlan
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Breton:
pinvidigezh
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Bulgarian:
изоби́лие
(izobílie)
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Catalan:
riquesa
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Catalan:
abundància
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Czech:
bohatství
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Danish:
rigdom
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Danish:
velstand
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Danish:
formue
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Dutch:
rijkdom
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Dutch:
weelde
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Finnish:
rikkaus
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
French:
profusion
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
French:
abondance
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
German:
Fülle
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Greek:
πλούτος
(ploútos)
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Hindi:
संपन्न
(sampann)
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Hindi:
समृद्ध
(samŕddh)
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Hungarian:
vagyon
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Hungarian:
bőség
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Italian:
abbondanza
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Japanese:
豊富
(hōfu)
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Javanese:
bandha
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Korean:
풍부
(pungbu)
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Central Kurdish:
دۆڵەمەندی
(dollemendî)
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Central Kurdish:
سامان
(saman)
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Latvian:
mantība
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Latvian:
bagātība
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Latvian:
labklājība
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Low German:
Riekdom
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Macedonian:
изоби́лие
(izobílie)
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Macedonian:
изо́билство
(izóbilstvo)
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Malayalam:
സമ്പത്ത്
(sampattŭ)
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Middle English:
welthe
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Polish:
bogactwo
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Polish:
mnóstwo
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Portuguese:
abundância
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Russian:
бога́тство
(bogátstvo)
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Russian:
изоби́лие
(izobílije)
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Scottish Gaelic:
beartas
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Swedish:
rikedom
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Swedish:
förmögenhet
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Swedish:
välstånd
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Turkish:
bolluk
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Turkish:
varlıklılık
— great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
Belarusian:
дабрабы́т
(dabrabýt)
— power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money
Bulgarian:
благосъстоя́ние
(blagosǎstojánie)
— power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money
Dutch:
vermogen
— power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money
Finnish:
rikkaus
— power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money
Japanese:
富
(tomi)
— power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money
Korean:
부
(bu)
— power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money
Macedonian:
благосо́стојба
(blagosóstojba)
— power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money
Portuguese:
poder
— power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money
Russian:
благосостоя́ние
(blagosostojánije)
— power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money
Russian:
благополу́чие
(blagopolúčije)
— power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money
Swedish:
makt
— power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money
Swedish:
mäktighet
— power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money
Swedish:
välgång
— power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money
Ukrainian:
добро́бут
(dobróbut)
— power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money
