Rich (r ch), Adrienne Born 1929. American poet and essayist whose works, notably Diving Into the Wreck (1973), concern radical feminism, lesbianism, and political activism. |
| rich (rch) adj. rich·er, rich·est 1. Possessing great material wealth: "Now that he was rich he was not thought ignorant any more, but simply eccentric" (Mavis Gallant). 2. Having great worth or value: a rich harvest of grain. 3. Magnificent; sumptuous: a rich brocade. 4. a. Having an abundant supply: rich in ideas. b. Abounding, especially in natural resources: rich land. 5. Meaningful and significant: "a rich sense of the transaction between writer and reader" (William Zinsser). 6. Very productive and therefore financially profitable: rich seams of coal. 7. a. Containing a large amount of choice ingredients, such as butter, sugar, or eggs, and therefore unusually heavy or sweet: a rich dessert. b. Having or exuding a strong or pungent aroma: "Texas air is so rich you can nourish off it like it was food" (Edna Ferber). 8. a. Pleasantly full and mellow: a rich tenor voice. b. Warm and strong in color: a rich brown velvet. 9. Containing a large proportion of fuel to air: a rich gas mixture. 10. Informal Highly amusing. n. (used with a pl. verb) Wealthy people considered as a group. Often used with the: "Were there, indeed, a sure appeal to the mercies of the rich, the calamities of the poor might be less intolerable" (Charlotte Smith). [Middle English riche, from Old French (of Germanic origin) and from Old English r  ce, strong, powerful; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]rich  ly adv.rich ness n.Synonyms: rich, affluent, flush1, loaded, moneyed, wealthy These adjectives mean having an abundant supply of money, property, or possessions of value: a rich executive; an affluent banker; a speculator flush with cash; not merely rich but loaded; moneyed heirs; wealthy corporations. Antonym: poor |
richness [ˈrɪtʃˌnɪs]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) (Cookery) (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the state or quality of being rich
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) Ecology the number of individuals of a species in a given area
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.
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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" |
Translations
richness [ˈrɪtʃnɪs] N
1. (= 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
richness
richness [ˈrɪtʃnɪs] n (see adj) → ricchezza, (alto) contenuto di grassi, intensità f inv, sontuosità f inv
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