Difference between rich and wealthy

Posted By: Sm Adminon: November 02, 2015In: Miscellaneous

Rich:
The rich are people who have wealth. Rich means having wealth or greater possessions. Rich people only have and are motivated by money. Those people who are rich come into others eyes, as they try to show off in front of others. A rich person lives in a mansion.
Wealthy:
Wealth is the abundance of having valuable resources or material possessions. An individual, community, region or country which possesses an abundance of such possessions or resources is known as wealthy. A person becomes wealthy by earning it through working.
Differences:

Basis	Rich	Wealthy
Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com)	Having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy	Having a great deal of money, resources, or assets; rich
Synonyms	Prosperous, fat, well-to-do, easy, well-heeled	Independent, upscale, affluent, moneyed, loaded
Antonyms	Needy, poor, lacking, wanting, failing	Unsuccessful, deprived, needy, destitute, poverty-stricken
Types	Its types are: The poor rich person The financially independent rich person The slacker rich person The travelling rich person The entrepreneurial rich person The giving rich person The hoarding rich person	Its types are: Inner wealth Physical wealth Family and social wealth Career wealth Economic wealth Circle of genius Adventure success Impact wealth
Word origin	It was originated from Old English rīce ‘powerful, wealthy’, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch rijk and German reich; ultimately from Celtic; reinforced in Middle English by Old French riche ‘rich, powerful’.	It was originated in 1325-75 from Middle English.
Motivation	Rich people are motivated by money.	Wealthy people are motivated by their dreams.
Pronunciation	Eng (UK): /rɪtʃ/ Eng (US): /riCH/	Eng (UK): /ˈwɛlθi/ Eng (US): /ˈwelTHē/
Advantages/Benefits	Its advantages are: ability to hire help and outsource tasks ncome diversity ability to vacation more child inherit advantages	Its advantages are: financial freedom holidays anywhere a great home funding your pastimes and passions good suits great health care gold teeth
Disadvantages	Its disadvantages are: You could be perceived as greedy, ruthless or a workaholic. Being wealthy can cut you off from larger society. Family and friends may treat you differently. The money might cause you to lose perspective. Your money becomes a means to attract attention.	Its disadvantages are: money doesn’t make you happy the end of your goals and ambitions being judged unfairly someone is richer than you guilt being rich is an ideal scams and fraudsters
Example in Sentence	She seems to be very rich. His friends ignored him until he became rich.	He is very wealthy gentleman. She married a very wealthy man.