Emily Dickinson Lexicon

wealth (-s), n. [ME welþe < wela, weal, well + -th, on the analogy of health.] (webplay: day, estate, happiness, men, possessions, riches, richly, worldly).

1. Affluence; opulence; prosperity; riches.
2. Greed; idolatry; pride; vanity; worldliness.
3. Abundance; luxury; privilege; [fig.] food; imperatives; life sustenance; bare essentials; richness of being; fullness of experience.
4. Compassion; empathy; friendliness; hospitality.