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1: having abundant possessions and especially material wealth2 a: having high value or quality b: well supplied or endowed <a city rich in traditions>3: magnificently impressive : sumptuous4 a: vivid and deep in color <a rich red> b: full and mellow in tone and quality <a rich voice> c: having a strong fragrance <rich perfumes>5: highly productive or remunerative <a rich mine>6 a: having abundant plant nutrients <rich soil> b: highly seasoned, fatty, oily, or sweet <rich foods> c: high in the combustible component <a rich fuel mixture> d: high in some component <cholesterol-rich foods>7 a: entertaining
; also : laughable b: meaningful
, significant <rich allusions> c: lush <rich meadows>8: pure or nearly pure <rich lime>
— rich·ness noun
synonyms rich
, wealthy
, affluent
, opulent mean having goods, property, and money in abundance. rich implies having more than enough to gratify normal needs or desires <became rich through shrewd investing>. wealthy stresses the possession of property and intrinsically valuable things <wealthy landowners>. affluent suggests prosperity and an increasing wealth <an affluent society>. opulent suggests lavish expenditure and display of great wealth, more often applying to things than people <an opulent mansion>.
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