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rich

 
 
pronunciation:
rIch
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
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part of speech: adjective
inflections: richer, richest
definition 1: having a great amount of money or valuable property.
His lucky investments had made him a rich man.
synonyms:
affluent, loaded, prosperous, wealthy, well-off, well-to-do
antonyms:
destitute, impoverished, poor
similar words:
fat, flush, moneyed, opulent, substantial, successful, well-heeled
definition 2: having an abundance of nutrients or natural resources.
Crops grow well in this rich soil.
synonyms:
productive
antonyms:
poor
similar words:
fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, lush, luxuriant, prolific
definition 3: abounding; filled (usu. fol. by in or "with").
Green, leafy vegetables are rich in nutrients.
synonyms:
abounding, abundant, full
similar words:
flush, loaded, manifold, rife
definition 4: very valuable; worth much.
They had a rich yield in crops this year.
synonyms:
valuable
similar words:
fine, opulent
definition 5: characterized by large amounts of butterfat, eggs, or sugar.
A lot of butter and sugar goes into these very rich cookies.I'm trying not to eat rich desserts these days.
synonyms:
buttery, sweet
antonyms:
light
similar words:
creamy, fattening, fatty, heavy
definition 6: full or resonant in tone.
a rich voice
synonyms:
resonant, sonorous
similar words:
deep, dulcet, euphonious, full, mellifluous, mellow, orotund, rotund, round
definition 7: of color, pleasantly strong; vivid.
synonyms:
bright, brilliant, vivid
similar words:
colorful, deep, gay, intense, strong, vibrant
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part of speech: noun
definition: (used with a pl. verb) wealthy people collectively (usu. prec. by "the").
The rich live in the suburbs.
antonyms:
poor
derivations: richly (adv.), richness (n.)
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