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(rĭch) 
adj., rich·er, rich·est.
Wealthy people considered as a group. Often used with the: "Were there, indeed, a sure appeal to the mercies of the rich, the calamities of the poor might be less intolerable" (Charlotte Smith).
richness rich'ness n.
adj., rich·er, rich·est.
- Possessing great material wealth: "Now that he was rich he was not thought ignorant any more, but simply eccentric" (Mavis Gallant).
- Having great worth or value: a rich harvest of grain.
- Magnificent; sumptuous: a rich brocade.
- Having an abundant supply: rich in ideas.
- Abounding, especially in natural resources: rich land.
- Meaningful and significant: "a rich sense of the transaction between writer and reader" (William Zinsser).
- Very productive and therefore financially profitable: rich seams of coal.
- Containing a large amount of choice ingredients, such as butter, sugar, or eggs, and therefore unusually heavy or sweet: a rich dessert.
- Having or exuding a strong or pungent aroma: "Texas air is so rich you can nourish off it like it was food" (Edna Ferber).
- Pleasantly full and mellow: a rich tenor voice.
- Warm and strong in color: a rich brown velvet.
- Containing a large proportion of fuel to air: a rich gas mixture.
- Informal. Highly amusing.
Wealthy people considered as a group. Often used with the: "Were there, indeed, a sure appeal to the mercies of the rich, the calamities of the poor might be less intolerable" (Charlotte Smith).
[Middle English riche, from Old French (of Germanic origin) and from Old English rīce, strong, powerful.]
richly rich'ly adv.richness rich'ness n.
SYNONYMS rich, affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy. These adjectives mean having an abundant supply of money, property, or possessions of value: a rich executive; an affluent banker; a speculator flush with cash; not merely rich but loaded; moneyed heirs; wealthy corporations.
ANTONYM poor
1. term for a security whose price seems too high in light of its price history. For bonds, the term may also imply that the yield is too low.
2. term for rate of interest that seems too high in relation to the borrower’s risk.
3. synonym for wealthy.
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rich
adjective
- Possessing a large amount of money, land, or other material possessions: affluent, flush, moneyed, wealthy. Slang loaded. Idioms: having money to burn, in the money, made of money, rolling in money. See rich/poor.
- Characterized by extravagant, ostentatious magnificence: lavish, lush1, luxuriant, luxurious, opulent, palatial, plush, sumptuous. Informal plushy. See rich/poor.
- Characterized by great productivity: fecund, fertile, fruitful, productive, prolific. See rich/poor.
- Not readily digested because of richness: heavy. See ingestion.
- Full of color: bright, colorful, gay, vivid. See colors/colorless.
- Extremely funny: hilarious, priceless, sidesplitting. Informal killing. See laughter.
Idioms beginning with rich:
rich as Croesus
In addition to the idiom beginning with rich, also see embarrassment of riches; from rags to riches; strike it rich.
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adj
Definition: abundant, well-supplied
Antonyms: depleted, impoverished, needy, poor
adj
Definition: flavorful
Antonyms: bland, flat, plain, tasteless
adj
Definition: full in color or sound
Antonyms: low, weak
adj
Definition: having a lot of money
Antonyms: poor
adj
Definition: strong
Antonyms: delicate, light
adj
Definition: very funny
Antonyms: serious
n
Definition: people with a lot of money
Antonyms: poor
Devil's Dictionary:
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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce
adj.
Holding in trust and subject to an accounting the property of the indolent, the incompetent, the unthrifty, the envious and the luckless. That is the view that prevails in the underworld, where the Brotherhood of Man finds its most logical development and candid advocacy. To denizens of the midworld the word means good and wise.
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IN BRIEF: Possessing material wealth.
To know you have enough is to be rich.
— Lao Tzu (c.604-531 B.C.), Chinese philosopher and mystic, founder of Taoism.
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Rich may refer to wealth. Rich may also refer to:
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Organizations
- B.C. Rich, guitar manufacturer
- Rich Products, international food products corporation
- Rich's, U.S. department store retail chain in the southern U.S.
- Rich's Department Stores, U.S. department store retail chain in the northeastern U.S.
- Rich International Airways, former U.S. airline
- Rich & Cowan, UK book publishing company
Science and technology
- In combustion engines, rich refers to an air-fuel ratio which has an excess amount of fuel, beyond what is required for complete combustion
- Ring imaging Cherenkov detector, a particle detector
Places
- Rich, California, community in Kern County
- Rich Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA
- Rich Township, Anderson County, Kansas, USA
- Rich Township, Lapeer County, Michigan, USA
- Rich, Mississippi, an unincorporated community within Coahoma County, Mississippi, USA
- Rich, Morocco
People
- Rich (surname)
- Short for Richard
- Short for Richardson (surname)
Military
- USS Rich (DE-695), a Buckley-class destroyer escort in WWII
- USS Rich (DD-820), a Gearing-class destroyer in the Korean War and Vietnam War
Television, film, music, and comic books
- June Rich, American folk rock quartet
- Big & Rich, American country music duo
- Richie Rich (disambiguation)
- DS Terry Rich, a fictional character from EastEnders
- Rich (Skins), the second episode of series 5 of the UK TV series Skins
Other
- Rich (wine), a descriptor in wine tasting
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Rich
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rig, kostbar, værdifuld, mættende, fyldig, varm (farve), morsom
n. - rigdom, de rige
idioms:
- rich source rig kilde
Nederlands (Dutch)
rijk, machtig, klankvol, rijke
Français (French)
adj. - riche, (Littérat) riche (une rime)
n. - les riches, richesses (npl)
idioms:
- rich source source riche/abondante
Deutsch (German)
n. - reiche Leute
adj. - reich, fruchtbar, prächtig, satt, voll, köstlich, schwer, reichlich
idioms:
- rich source reiche Quelle
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - (οι) πλούσιοι
adj. - πλούσιος, πολυτελής, (για έδαφος) εύφορο, γόνιμο, λαμπρός, υπέροχος, (για φαγητό) βαρύ, (για χρώμα, ήχο ή οσμή) δυνατός, έντονος, βαθύς
idioms:
- rich source αστείρευτη πηγή
Italiano (Italian)
ricco, pesante, abbondante
idioms:
- rich source fonte copiosa
- stinking/filthy rich ricco da far schifo
Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - os ricos
adj. - rico, valioso
idioms:
- rich source fonte rica
- stinking/filthy rich muito rico
Русский (Russian)
богатые, богатый, обильный, роскошный, плодородный, густой, мощный (голос)
idioms:
- rich source обильный источник
- stinking/filthy rich богатый до неприличия
Español (Spanish)
adj. - rico, acaudalado, pesado, sustancioso, sonoro, abundante, suntuoso
n. - los ricos
idioms:
- rich source rico en
Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - rikedomar
adj. - rik, riklig, bördig, dyrbar, fyllig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有钱的, 富有的, 贵重的, 富于的, 有很多的, 富丽的, 富人, 有钱人
idioms:
- rich source 丰富的资源, 丰富的来源
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有錢的, 富有的, 貴重的, 富於的, 有很多的, 富麗的
n. - 富人, 有錢人
idioms:
- rich source 豐富的資源, 豐富的來源
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 부자의, ~이 많은, 기름진
n. - 부자, 귀중함
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 金持ちの, 裕福な, 豊富な, 恵まれている, 栄養価の高い, 高価な, 深みのある, 濃い, 肥沃な
n. - 金持ち
idioms:
- filthy rich 金
- rich source 内容が豊富な及び広範な拠り所, 味の濃いソース
- stinking/filthy rich 大金持
العربيه (Arabic)
(الجمع) الأغنياء (صفه) غني, ولفر, مترف
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - עשיר, מפואר, עמוק, יקר, שמן, דשן, הדור
n. - עשיר, בעל נכסים
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