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English noun: richness | |||
| 1. | richness (attribute) the property of being extremely abundant | ||
| Samples | The profusion of detail. The idiomatic richness of English. | ||
| Synonyms | cornucopia, profuseness, profusion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abundance, copiousness, teemingness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | greenness, overgrowth, verdancy, verdure, wilderness | ||
| 2. | richness (state) abundant wealth | ||
| Samples | They studied forerunners of richness or poverty. The richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty. | ||
| Synonyms | affluence | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wealth, wealthiness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | comfort, ease | ||
| 3. | richness (attribute) the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing | ||
| Samples | The music had a fullness that echoed through the hall. The cheap wine had no body, no mellowness. He was well aware of the richness of his own appearance. | ||
| Synonyms | fullness, mellowness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | property | ||
| 4. | richness (attribute) the quality of having high intrinsic value | ||
| Samples | The richness of the mines and pastureland. The cut of her clothes and the richness of the fabric were distinctive. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | value | ||
| 5. | richness (attribute) the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth | ||
| Samples | He praised the richness of the soil. Weeds lovely in their rankness. | ||
| Synonyms | fertility, prolificacy, rankness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fecundity, fruitfulness | ||
| 6. | richness (attribute) a strong deep vividness of hue | ||
| Samples | The fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shade, tincture, tint, tone | ||
| 7. | richness (attribute) splendid or imposing in size or appearance | ||
| Samples | The grandness of the architecture. Impressed by the richness of the flora. | ||
| Synonyms | grandness, impressiveness, magnificence | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excellence | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | expansiveness, expansivity, loftiness, majesty, stateliness | ||
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