rich
Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessionsWealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
Meaning
14 sensesWealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
Having an intense fatty or sugary flavour.
a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry; a very rich chocolate cake
1709-1710, Thomas Baker, Reflections on Learning High sauces and rich spices are fetch'd from the Indies.
strong; intense
Remunerative.
Plentiful, abounding, abundant, fulfilling.
a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop
rich in fiber; rich in traditions
affording an abundant supply
Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful.
rich soil or land; a rich mine
very productive
Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly.
a rich endowment; a rich dress; rich silk or fur; rich presents
Not faint or delicate; vivid.
a rich red colour
(informal)Very amusing.
The scene was a rich one.
a rich incident or character
(informal)Ridiculous, absurd, outrageous, preposterous, especially in a galling, hypocritical, or brazen way.
That's rich, coming from you.
(slang, uncommon)Pornographic; titillating.
Elaborate, having complex formatting, multimedia, or depth of interaction.
Of a solute-solvent solution: not weak (not diluted); of strong concentration.
mixed up a batch that was quite rich
Examples
2774 sentencesThe rich are not always happy.
Багаті не завжди щасливі. — deniko
ruБогатые не всегда счастливы. — Gruzilkin
deReiche sind nicht immer glücklich. — MUIRIEL
Do you want to be rich?
Хочеш бути багатим? — deniko
ruХочешь быть богатым? — corvard
deWollt ihr reich werden? — MUIRIEL
This country is rich in oil.
Ця країна багата на нафту. — deniko
ruЭта страна богата нефтью. — odexed
deDieses Land ist reich an Öl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This country is rich in coal.
Ця країна багата на вуголь. — deniko
ruЭта страна богата углём. — marafon
deDieses Land ist reich an Kohle. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Australia is rich in natural resources.
Австралія багата природними ресурсами. — deniko
ruАвстралия богата природными ресурсами. — afyodor
deAustralien ist reich an natürlichen Ressourcen. — Miyako
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English riche (“strong, powerful, rich”), from Old English rīċe (“powerful, miFrom Middle English riche (“strong, powerful, rich”), from Old English rīċe (“powerful, mighty, great, high-ranking, rich, wealthy, strong, potent”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī (“powerful, rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“kingly, powerful, rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīks (“king, ruler”), an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs. Reinforced by Old French riche, from the same West Germanic source.
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Forms
richer/more rich, richest/most richSynonyms
26 synonyms- strong; intense:deep
- marked by richness and fullness of flavor:full-bodiedracyrobust
- marked by great fruitfulness:fatfertileproductive
Antonyms
63 antonymsWord family
40 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- as rich as
- isn't as rich
- rich man
- a rich man
- rich enough to
- not as rich
- the richest man
- to be rich
- is rich enough
- rich enough
- richest man in
- is richer than
See also
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