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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 money
Familiarity information: WEALTHINESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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