rich
rich is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 10 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.As a thief, bent to unhoard the cash Of some rich burgher. Milton.
- 2.Hence, in general, well supplied; abounding; abundant; copious; bountiful; as, a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop. If life be short, it shall be glorious; Each minute shall be rich in some great action. Rowe. The gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold. Milton.
- 3.Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful; as, rich soil or land; a rich mine.
- 4.Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly; as, a rich dress; rich silk or fur; rich presents. Like to rich and various gems. Milton.
- 5.Abounding in agreeable or nutritive qualities; -- especially applied to articles of food or drink which are high-seasoned or abound in oleaginous ingredients, or are sweet, luscious, and high- flavored; as, a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry; rich wine or fruit. Sauces and rich spices are fetched from India. Baker.
- 6.Not faint or delicate; vivid; as, a rich color.
- 7.Full of sweet and harmonius sounds; as, a rich voice; rich music.
- 8.Abounding in beauty; gorgeous; as, a rich landscape; rich scenery.
- 9.Abounding in humor; exciting amusement; entertaining; as, the scene was a rich one; a rich incident or character. [Colloq.] Thackeray. Note: Rich is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rich-fleeced, rich-jeweled, rich-laden, rich-stained.
- 10.To enrich. [Obs.] Gower.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- alliteration
- alliterative
- altiloquence
- altiloquent
- ambrosia
- ambrosial
- antithesis
- antithetical
- appetite
- appetizer
- appetizing
- artificial
- bocca
- bombast
- bombastic
- dainty
- declamation
- declamatory
- delectable
- delicacy
- delicate
- delicatessen
- delicious
- deliciousness
- delightful
- elegance
- euphemism
- euphemistic
- euphuism
- euphuist
- euphuistic
- exquisite
- figurative
- fine
- flaming
- flashy
- flatter
- florid
- floridness
- flourish
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is rich.
- What is as a thief, bent to unhoard the cash Of some rich burgher. Milton called?
- What is yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful; as, rich soil or land; a rich mine called?
- What is not faint or delicate; vivid; as, a rich color called?
- What is full of sweet and harmonius sounds; as, a rich voice; rich music called?
- What is abounding in beauty; gorgeous; as, a rich landscape; rich scenery called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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