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WEALTHINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wealthiness mean? 

WEALTHINESS (noun)
  The noun WEALTHINESS has 1 sense:

1. the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and moneyplay

  Familiarity information: WEALTHINESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WEALTHINESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

wealth; wealthiness

Context example:

great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence

Hypernyms ("wealthiness" is a kind of...):

financial condition (the condition of (corporate or personal) finances)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wealthiness"):

affluence; richness (abundant wealth)

inherited wealth (wealth that is inherited rather than earned)

luxuriousness; luxury; opulence; sumptuousness (wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living)

mammon (wealth regarded as an evil influence)

sufficiency (sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations)

Derivation:

wealthy (having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value)


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