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rich

rich
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rich]
    • /rɪtʃ/
    • /rɪtʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rich]
    • /rɪtʃ/

Definitions of rich word

  • adjective rich having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation. 1
  • adjective rich abounding in natural resources: a rich territory. 1
  • adjective rich having wealth or valuable resources (usually followed by in): a country rich in traditions. 1
  • adjective rich abounding (usually followed by in or with): a countryside rich in beauty; a design rich with colors. 1
  • adjective rich of great value or worth; valuable: a rich harvest. 1
  • adjective rich (of food) delectably and perhaps unhealthfully spicy, or sweet and abounding in butter or cream: a rich gravy; a rich pastry. 1

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Origin of rich

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English rīce (adj.) ≪ Celtic; cognate with German reich wealthy; akin to Latin rēx, Sanskrit rājan king

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Parts of speech for Rich

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rich popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

rich usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rich

adj rich

  • aglow — If something is aglow, it is shining and bright with a soft, warm light.
  • alive with — teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
  • ample — If there is an ample amount of something, there is enough of it and usually some extra.
  • an arm and a leg — If you say that something costs an arm and a leg, you mean that it is very expensive.
  • aperitive — aperient.

adjective rich

  • calorific — The calorific value of something, or its calorific content, is the number of calories it contains.
  • clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
  • colourful — Something that is colourful has bright colours or a lot of different colours.
  • elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
  • embellished — Simple past tense and past participle of embellish.

noun rich

  • landed — owning land, especially an estate: landed gentry.

Antonyms for rich

adj rich

  • achromic — colourless
  • anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
  • at one's mercy — compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence: Have mercy on the poor sinner.
  • badly off — If you are badly off, you are in a bad situation.
  • bankrupt — People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts.

noun rich

  • destitutes — without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter.
  • lazarus — the diseased beggar in the parable of the rich man and the beggar. Luke 16:19–31.
  • dependents — Plural form of dependent.

adjective rich

  • base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
  • colourless — Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
  • fortuneless — Unlucky, unfortunate.
  • humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
  • mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.

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