Pronunciation: rhymes with heal
Origin: Per the Online Etymology Dictionary, weal comes from old English wela which meant wealth and earlier from old Germanic welon.
Meaning: According to Merriam Webster weal is a noun meaning:
a sound, healthy, or prosperous stateWhy use it? What else means this? A nice, simple, short word that captures a slightly complex concept
Frequency: Per Google ngram viewer, about 1 in every 2.8 million words.
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