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richness - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'richness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Richness [ n.]
- The quality or state of being rich (in any sense of the adjective).

Meaning of 'richness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . richness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth
Example in sentence:
  • he praised the richness of the soil;
  • weeds lovely in their rankness
Meaning (2):
- the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing
Example in sentence:
  • he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance;
  • the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness;
  • the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall
Meaning (3):
- splendid or imposing in size or appearance
Example in sentence:
  • impressed by the richness of the flora;
  • the grandness of the architecture
Meaning (4):
- the quality of having high intrinsic value
Example in sentence:
  • the cut of her clothes and the richness of the fabric were distinctive;
  • the richness of the mines and pastureland
Meaning (5):
- a strong deep vividness of hue
Example in sentence:
  • the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room
Meaning (6):
- the property of being extremely abundant
Example in sentence:
  • the idiomatic richness of English;
  • the profusion of detail
Meaning (7):
- abundant wealth
Example in sentence:
  • the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty;
  • they studied forerunners of richness or poverty

Nearby Words:

rice rice-shell ricebird rich riches richesse richly richweed ricinelaidic ricinelaidin

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