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RICH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
People who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
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)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Affording an abundant supply
Example:
a rich supply
Synonyms:
ample; copious; plenteous; plentiful; rich
Classified under:
Similar:
abundant (present in great quantity)
Derivation:
richness (the property of being extremely abundant)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Strong; intense
Example:
a rich red
Synonyms:
deep; rich
Classified under:
Similar:
colorful; colourful (having much or varied color)
Derivation:
richness (a strong deep vividness of hue)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Marked by great fruitfulness
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 mellow
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 productive
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 wealth
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)
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 expense
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 air
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 flavor
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 quality
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 sugar
Example:
they kept gorging on rich foods
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unwholesome (detrimental to physical or moral well-being)
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)
