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RICH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

People who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)play

Example:

only the very rich benefit from this legislation

Synonyms:

rich; rich people

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("rich" is a kind of...):

people ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Antonym:

poor (people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group))

 II. (adjective) 

Comparative and superlative

Comparative: richer  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Superlative: richest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Affording an abundant supplyplay

Example:

a rich supply

Synonyms:

ample; copious; plenteous; plentiful; rich

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

abundant (present in great quantity)

Derivation:

richness (the property of being extremely abundant)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Strong; intenseplay

Example:

a rich red

Synonyms:

deep; rich

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

colorful; colourful (having much or varied color)

Derivation:

richness (a strong deep vividness of hue)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Marked by great fruitfulnessplay

Example:

rich soil

Synonyms:

fat; fertile; productive; rich

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

fruitful (productive or conducive to producing in abundance)

Derivation:

richness (the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth)

richness (the quality of having high intrinsic value)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Pleasantly full and mellowplay

Example:

a rich tenor voice

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

full ((of sound) having marked deepness and body)

Derivation:

richness (the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Very productiveplay

Example:

rich seams of coal

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

productive (producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly))

Derivation:

richness (the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Possessing material wealthplay

Example:

many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

comfortable; easy; prosperous; well-fixed; well-heeled; well-off; well-situated; well-to-do (in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich)

affluent; flush; loaded; moneyed; substantial; wealthy (having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value)

Also:

privileged (blessed with privileges)

abundant (present in great quantity)

Attribute:

financial condition (the condition of (corporate or personal) finances)

Antonym:

poor (having little money or few possessions)

Derivation:

richness (abundant wealth)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources)play

Example:

rich with cultural interest

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

poor (lacking in quality or substances)

Derivation:

richness (the property of being extremely abundant)

richness (the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Suggestive of or characterized by great expenseplay

Example:

a rich display

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

deluxe; gilded; grand; lush; luxurious; opulent; princely; sumptuous (ostentatiously rich and superior in quality)

lavish; lucullan; plush; plushy (characterized by extravagance and profusion)

Antonym:

poor (characterized by or indicating poverty)

Derivation:

richness (splendid or imposing in size or appearance)

Sense 9

Meaning:

High in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to airplay

Example:

a rich gas mixture

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

metallurgy (the science and technology of metals)

Antonym:

lean (lacking in mineral content or combustible material)

Derivation:

richness (the property of being extremely abundant)

Sense 10

Meaning:

Marked by richness and fullness of flavorplay

Example:

the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee

Synonyms:

full-bodied; racy; rich; robust

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

tasty (pleasing to the sense of taste)

Derivation:

richness (the quality of having high intrinsic value)

Sense 11

Meaning:

Of great worth or qualityplay

Example:

a rich collection of antiques

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

valuable (having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange)

Derivation:

richness (splendid or imposing in size or appearance)

Sense 12

Meaning:

Containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugarplay

Example:

they kept gorging on rich foods

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unwholesome (detrimental to physical or moral well-being)

Credits

 Context examples: 

He is rich, is he not?

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

But they are very good kind of people, and very rich.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

His skin was of a rich flower-pot red from sun and wind.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

There were two brothers who were both soldiers; the one was rich and the other poor.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

It is composed of glycogen-rich epithelial cells which produce a watery fluid.

(Pancreatic Serous Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of cysts and is composed of glycogen-rich malignant epithelial cells which produce a watery fluid.

(Pancreatic Serous Cystadenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of a few large cysts and is composed of glycogen-rich epithelial cells which produce a watery fluid.

(Pancreatic Macrocystic Serous Cystadenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes PAXIP1-associated glutamate-rich protein 1, is involved in the regulation of both gene transcription and histone methylation.

(PAGR1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The Drosophila gene osa encodes a putative DNA binding protein that contains an AT-rich interaction domain (ARID).

(OSA, NCI Thesaurus)

To keep bones strong, eat a diet rich in calcium and vitamin D, exercise and do not smoke.

(Osteoporosis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)




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