Valuable vs Wealthy - What's the difference?
valuable | wealthy |
Having a great value.
estimable; deserving esteem
a personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.
Possessing financial wealth; rich.
Abundant in quality or quantity; profuse.
(uncountable, preceded by the) Rich people.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-05-17
, author=George Monbiot, authorlink=George Monbiot
, title=Money just makes the rich suffer
, volume=188, issue=23, page=19
, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
(countable) A rich person.
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As adjectives the difference between valuable and wealthy
is that valuable is having a great value while wealthy is possessing financial wealth; rich.As nouns the difference between valuable and wealthy
is that valuable is a personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form while wealthy is (uncountable|preceded by the) rich people.valuable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- valuable gemstones
- a valuable''' friend; a '''valuable companion
Synonyms
* (l), (l)Antonyms
* worthlessNoun
(en noun)wealthy
English
(wikipedia wealthy)Adjective
(en-adj)Synonyms
* affluent, prosperous * See alsoAntonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* independently wealthySee also
* upscaleNoun
(en-noun)citation, passage=In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. […] The public realm is privatised, the regulations restraining the ultra–wealthy and the companies they control are abandoned, and Edwardian levels of inequality are almost fetishised.}}