wealthier

Wealthier is the comparative form of wealthy, used to describe a greater level of wealth in comparison to something else. It can refer to individuals, households, groups, regions, or nations and typically encompasses financial assets, property, investments, and other resources that contribute to overall net worth. In discourse on economics and social conditions, wealthier is commonly used to compare living standards, consumption capacity, or economic security.

In grammar, wealthier is a regular comparative adjective formed by adding the suffix -er to wealthy. It is most commonly used in the pattern X is wealthier than Y. Some writers also use more wealthy in formal contexts, but wealthier is the more common and concise form in contemporary usage.

Etymology traces wealth to the Old English wela, meaning well-being or prosperity, and relates to the noun wealth. The adjective wealthy develops from wealth with the addition of the -y suffix, and wealthier follows as the comparative form. The word reflects a spectrum from bare income to broader measures of financial resources and asset ownership.

See also related concepts such as wealth, affluence, income, net worth, and wealth distribution. Discussions about wealthier contexts often intersect with studies of inequality, economic growth, and policy instruments aimed at redistributing resources.