rich

/ritʃ/

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A baker decorates a rich chocolate cake with fresh berries.

Definition

Adjective:
- Having a great deal of money or valuable possessions: "Rich" primarily describes a person, family, or entity that possesses substantial wealth.
- Abundant or plentiful in a desirable quality or substance: "Rich" can describe something that contains a large amount of a valuable component, such as nutrients, flavor, or resources.
- Having deep, strong, or vivid qualities: "Rich" is used to describe colors, sounds, smells, or flavors that are full, intense, and pleasing.
- Producing or yielding abundantly: "Rich" describes land, soil, or a source that is highly productive or fertile.
Noun:
- Wealthy people considered as a group: "The rich" refers collectively to people who possess significant wealth.

Usage Examples

Adjective:
- She comes from a rich family. (Describing substantial wealth.)
- This soil is rich in nutrients. (Describing an abundance of a desirable substance.)
- He has a rich, deep voice. (Describing a full, pleasing sound.)
- The cake was too rich for my taste. (Describing food that is heavy, sweet, or fatty.)
- The museum has a rich collection of artifacts. (Describing something of great worth or quality.)
Noun:
- The new tax policy affects both the rich and the poor. (Referring to wealthy people as a group.)

Advanced Usage

"to be rich in": to contain or have a large amount of something valuable.
- The region is rich in natural resources.
"rich with": full of or abounding in a particular quality.
- The novel is rich with historical detail.
"strike it rich": to suddenly acquire great wealth.
- They dreamed of moving to the city and striking it rich.

Variants and Related Words

Richly (adverb): in a rich manner; fully or abundantly.
- The room was richly decorated.
Richness (noun): the quality or state of being rich.
- The richness of the chocolate was overwhelming.
Enrich (verb): to improve the quality or value of something by adding to it.
- Fertilizer helps to enrich the soil.

Synonyms

Related Phrases

Filthy rich: (informal) extremely wealthy.
- The tech entrepreneur became filthy rich after his company went public.
Rich tapestry: a complex and varied combination of things.
- The city's history is a rich tapestry of cultures.

Idioms

That's rich!: used to express that you find a statement, especially a critical one, ironic or hypocritical.
- He criticized me for being late? That's rich! He's always the last one to arrive.
Rich beyond one's wildest dreams: possessing more wealth than one could have ever imagined.
- The lottery winner found herself rich beyond her wildest dreams.

A baker decorates a rich chocolate cake with fresh berries.

Adjective

affording an abundant supply
- had ample food for the party
- copious provisions
- food is plentiful
- a plenteous grape harvest
- a rich supply
pleasantly full and mellow
- a rich tenor voice
marked by richness and fullness of flavor
- a rich ruby port
- full-bodied wines
- a robust claret
- the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee
containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar
- rich desserts
- they kept gorging on rich foods
suggestive of or characterized by great expense
- a rich display
high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air
- a rich vein of copper, a rich gas mixture
very productive
- rich seams of coal
strong; intense
- deep purple
- a rich red
marked by great fruitfulness
- fertile farmland
- a fat land
- a productive vineyard
- rich soil
of great worth or quality
- a rich collection of antiques
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
possessing material wealth
- her father is extremely rich
- many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles

Noun

people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
- only the very rich benefit from this legislation

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