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RICHNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Splendid or imposing in size or appearance
Example:
impressed by the richness of the flora
Synonyms:
grandness; impressiveness; magnificence; richness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("richness" is a kind of...):
excellence (the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "richness"):
expansiveness; expansivity (a quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tendency to expand)
loftiness; majesty; stateliness (impressiveness in scale or proportion)
Derivation:
rich (suggestive of or characterized by great expense)
rich (of great worth or quality)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A strong deep vividness of hue
Example:
the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("richness" is a kind of...):
shade; tincture; tint; tone (a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color)
Derivation:
rich (strong; intense)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing
Example:
he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance
Synonyms:
fullness; mellowness; richness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("richness" is a kind of...):
property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)
Derivation:
rich (pleasantly full and mellow)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The property of being extremely abundant
Example:
the idiomatic richness of English
Synonyms:
cornucopia; profuseness; profusion; richness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("richness" is a kind of...):
abundance; copiousness; teemingness (the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "richness"):
overgrowth (a profusion of growth on or over something else)
greenness; verdancy; verdure (the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation)
wilderness (a bewildering profusion)
Derivation:
rich (affording an abundant supply)
rich (having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources))
rich (high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth
Example:
weeds lovely in their rankness
Synonyms:
fertility; prolificacy; rankness; richness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("richness" is a kind of...):
fecundity; fruitfulness (the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth)
Derivation:
rich (marked by great fruitfulness)
rich (very productive)
rich (having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources))
Sense 6
Meaning:
The quality of having high intrinsic value
Example:
the cut of her clothes and the richness of the fabric were distinctive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("richness" is a kind of...):
value (the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable)
Derivation:
rich (marked by great fruitfulness)
rich (marked by richness and fullness of flavor)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Abundant wealth
Example:
the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty
Synonyms:
affluence; richness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("richness" is a kind of...):
wealth; wealthiness (the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "richness"):
comfort; ease (a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state)
Derivation:
rich (possessing material wealth)
