Richness Definition & Meaning
richness
- noun
- the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English"
- abundant wealth; "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty"
- the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing; "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"
- the quality of having high intrinsic value; "the richness of the mines and pastureland"; "the cut of her clothes and the richness of the fabric were distinctive"
- the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their rankness"
- a strong deep vividness of hue; "the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room"
- splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture"; "impressed by the richness of the flora"
Words that rhyme with richness
Usage tips for "richness"
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