rich
Noun · AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Adjective (13)richer, richest
- possessing material wealth“her father is extremely rich”“many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles”Opposite poorSimilar affluent, comfortableRelates to financial conditionSee also abundant, privileged
- having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources)“blessed with a land rich in minerals”“rich in ideas”“rich with cultural interest”Opposite poor
- of great worth or quality“a rich collection of antiques”Opposite worthlessSimilar valuable
- marked by great fruitfulness“fertile farmland”“a fat land”“a productive vineyard”“rich soil”Synonyms: fatfertileproductiveOpposite unfruitfulSimilar fruitful
- strong; intense“deep purple”“a rich red”Synonyms: deepOpposite colorlessSimilar colorful, colourful
- very productive“rich seams of coal”Opposite unproductiveSimilar productive
- high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air“a rich vein of copper”“a rich gas mixture”
- suggestive of or characterized by great expense“a rich display”
- causing indignation due to hypocrisy
- containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar“rich desserts”“they kept gorging on rich foods”
- marked by richness and fullness of flavor“a rich ruby port”“full-bodied wines”“a robust claret”“the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”Synonyms: full-bodiedracyrobust
- pleasantly full and mellow“a rich tenor voice”
- affording an abundant supply“had ample food for the party”“copious provisions”“food is plentiful”“a plenteous grape harvest”“a rich supply”Synonyms: amplecopiousplenteousplentiful
Noun (1)riches
- people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)“only the very rich benefit from this legislation”Synonyms: rich peopleOpposite poorType of people
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Translations
Adjective having wealth
- Spanish
- rico
- French
- riche
- German
- reich
- Italian
- ricco
- Portuguese
- rico
- Turkish
- zengin
- Russian
- бога́тый bogátyj
- Arabic
- غَنِيّ ḡaniyy
- Chinese
- 富裕 fùyù
- Japanese
- 裕福 yūfuku
36 more languages
- Dutch
- rijk
- Polish
- bogaty
- Swedish
- rik
- Greek
- πλούσιος ploúsios
- Korean
- 부유하다 buyuhada
- Indonesian
- kaya
- Vietnamese
- giàu
- Hungarian
- gazdag
- Portuguese (PT)
- rico
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 富裕 fùyù
- Albanian
- i pasur
- Breton
- pinvidik
- Catalan
- ric
- Corsican
- riccu
- Czech
- bohatý
- Danish
- rig
- Esperanto
- riĉa
- Estonian
- rikas
- Finnish
- rikas
- Georgian
- მდიდარი mdidari
- Hebrew
- עָשִׁיר ashír
- Icelandic
- ríkur
- Kurdish
- dewlemend
- Latvian
- bagāts
- Lithuanian
- turtingas
- Malagasy
- manankarena
- Norwegian
- rik
- Romanian
- bogat
- Scottish Gaelic
- beartach
- Serbo-Croatian
- bogat
- Slovak
- bohatý
- Slovenian
- bogat
- Swahili
- tajiri
- Walloon
- ritche
- Welsh
- cyfoethog
- Yiddish
- רײַך raykh
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: OE. riche, AS. rīce rich, powerful; akin to OS. rīki, D. rijk, G. reich, OHG. rīhhi, Icel. rīkr, Sw. rik, Dan. rig, Goth. reiks; from a word meaning, ruler, king, probably borrowed from Celtic, and akin to L. rex, regis, king, regere to guide, rule. √283. See Right, and cf. Derrick, Enrich, Rajah, Riches, Royal.
1. Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; affluent; — opposed to poor. “Rich merchants.” Geoffrey Chaucer
The rich [person] hath many friends.— Prov. xiv. 20.
As a thief, bent to unhoard the cash Of some rich burgher.— John Milton
2. Hence, in general, well supplied; abounding; abundant; copious; bountiful; as, a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop.
If life be short, it shall be glorious; Each minute shall be rich in some great action.— Nicholas Rowe
The gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold.— John Milton
3. Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful; as, rich soil or land; a rich mine.
4. Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly; as, a rich dress; rich silk or fur; rich presents.
Like to rich and various gems.— John Milton
5. Abounding in agreeable or nutritive qualities; — especially applied to articles of food or drink which are high-seasoned or abound in oleaginous ingredients, or are sweet, luscious, and high-flavored; as, a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry; rich wine or fruit.
Sauces and rich spices are fetched from India.— Sir Richard Baker
6. Not faint or delicate; vivid; as, a rich color.
7. Full of sweet and harmonius sounds; as, a rich voice; rich music.
8. Abounding in beauty; gorgeous; as, a rich landscape; rich scenery.
9. Abounding in humor; exciting amusement; entertaining; as, the scene was a rich one; a rich incident or character. colloquial William M. Thackeray
☞ Rich is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rich-fleeced, rich-jeweled, rich-laden, rich-stained.
Synonyms: Wealthy; affluent; opulent; ample; copious; abundant; plentiful; fruitful; costly; sumptuous; precious; generous; luscious.
To enrich. obsolete John Gower
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54