ˈwelth also -ltth noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English welthe, from wele weal
1. obsolete : weal , welfare , good , happiness
let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth — I Cor 10:24 (Authorized Version)
2. : large possessions : abundance of things that are objects of human desire : abundance of worldly estate : affluence , riches
3. : abundant supply : large accumulation
piles up a great wealth of detail to show — Ruth Moore
wealth of original documents
: profusion
wealth of curly black hair
described with a wealth of examples
4.
a. : all property that has a money value or an exchangeable value
money, wealth , possessions, and particularly the accumulation, retention, and use of them, are the distinguishing mark of the middle classes — Ray Lewis & Angus Maude
slaves … were a wealth to be squandered without limit to make more wealth — Marjory S. Douglas
b. : all material objects that have economic utility ; especially : the stock of useful goods having economic value in existence at any one time
national wealth