richness
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rich
(rĭch)adj. rich·er, rich·est
1. Having great material wealth: He was so rich he didn't have to work.
2.
a. Having great worth or value: a rich harvest.
b. Made of or containing valuable materials: rich cabinetry.
c. Magnificent; sumptuous: a rich banquet.
3. Abundant or productive, as:
a. Having an abundant supply: Meat is rich in protein.
b. Abounding in natural resources: a rich region.
c. Having many nutrients for plant growth; fertile: rich land.
d. Very productive and therefore financially profitable: rich seams of coal.
4.
a. Containing a large amount of choice ingredients, such as butter, sugar, or eggs, and therefore unusually heavy or sweet: a rich dessert.
b. Strong in aroma or flavor: a rich coffee.
c. Containing a large proportion of fuel to air: a rich gas mixture.
5.
a. Pleasantly full and mellow: a rich tenor voice.
b. Warm and strong in color: a rich brown velvet.
6.
a. Highly varied: a museum showcasing a rich assortment of artworks.
b. Highly developed or complex: rich musical harmonies.
7. Informal Highly amusing, often for being absurd or preposterous.
n. (used with a pl. verb)
Wealthy people considered as a group. Often used with the: taxes paid by the very rich.
[Middle English riche, from Old French (of Germanic origin) and from Old English rīce, strong, powerful; see reg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
rich′ly adv.
rich′ness n.
Synonyms: rich, affluent, moneyed, wealthy
These adjectives mean having an abundant supply of money, property, or possessions of value: a rich executive; an affluent banker; moneyed heirs; wealthy corporations.
These adjectives mean having an abundant supply of money, property, or possessions of value: a rich executive; an affluent banker; moneyed heirs; wealthy corporations.
Antonym: poor
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richness
(ˈrɪtʃnɪs)n
1. (Physical Geography) the state or quality of being rich
2. (Colours) the state or quality of being rich
3. (Cookery) the state or quality of being rich
4. (Automotive Engineering) the state or quality of being rich
5. (Agriculture) the state or quality of being rich
6. (Environmental Science) ecology the number of individuals of a species in a given area
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Richesse, Richness
wealth or opulence; martins collectively, 1486.Examples: richesse of glory, 1382; of all heavenly grace, 1590; of virtues and comfort of the Holy Ghost, 1400; of good works, 1539.
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Richness
- Rich as apricots in brandy —Robert D. McFadden
- (Vellum) rich as country cream —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
- Rich as memory —Marge Piercy
- Rich as velvet brocade —Morris Philipson, describing the rich texture of language in a book, New York Times Book Review, April 12, 1987
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Noun | 1. | richness - the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English" abundance, copiousness, teemingness - the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance" overgrowth - a profusion of growth on or over something else wilderness - a bewildering profusion; "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"; "a wilderness of masts in the harbor" |
2. | richness - abundant wealth; "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty" wealth, wealthiness - the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence" | |
3. | richness - the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing; "the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall"; "the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness"; "he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance" property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" | |
4. | richness - the quality of having high intrinsic value; "the richness of the mines and pastureland"; "the cut of her clothes and the richness of the fabric were distinctive" value - the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world" | |
5. | richness - the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their rankness" fruitfulness, fecundity - the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth | |
6. | richness - a strong deep vividness of hue; "the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room" | |
7. | richness - splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture"; "impressed by the richness of the flora" excellence - the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree expansiveness, expansivity - a quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tendency to expand; "the expansiveness of their extravagant life style was soon curtailed" |
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richness
nounThe quality or state of being fertile:
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Translations
غِنى، ثَرْوَه
bohatost
fyldighedrigdom
ríkidæmi
bohatosť
zenginlik
richness
[ˈrɪtʃnɪs] N1. (= wealth) [of person, culture] → riqueza f
2. (= abundance) [of variety] → lo enorme; [of deposits, harvest] → abundancia f
richness in vitamins → riqueza f en vitaminas
richness in vitamins → riqueza f en vitaminas
3. (= fullness) [of life, experience] → riqueza f
4. (= fertility) [of soil] → fertilidad f
5. (= heaviness) [of food] → lo sustancioso (pej) → pesadez f
6. (= intensity) [of colour] → viveza f; [of sound, smell] → intensidad f
7. (= mellowness) [of voice] → sonoridad f
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richness
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richness
[ˈrɪtʃnɪs] n (see adj) → ricchezza, (alto) contenuto di grassi, intensità f inv, sontuosità f invCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rich
(ritʃ) adjective1. wealthy; having a lot of money, possessions etc. a rich man/country.
2. (with in) having a lot (of something). This part of the country is rich in coal.
3. valuable. a rich reward; rich materials.
4. containing a lot of fat, eggs, spices etc. a rich sauce.
5. (of clothes, material etc) very beautiful and expensive.
ˈrichly adverbˈrichness noun
ˈriches noun plural
wealth.
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