rich
 rich (rĭch)adj. rich·er, rich·est
1. Possessing great material wealth: “Now that he was rich he was not thought ignorant any more, but simply eccentric” (Mavis Gallant).
2. Having great worth or value:
a rich harvest of grain.
3. Magnificent; sumptuous:
a rich brocade.
4.
a. Having an abundant supply:
rich in ideas.
b. Abounding, especially in natural resources:
rich land.
5. Meaningful and significant: “a rich sense of the transaction between writer and reader” (William Zinsser).
6. Very productive and therefore financially profitable:
rich seams of coal.
7.
a. Containing a large amount of choice ingredients, such as butter, sugar, or eggs, and therefore unusually heavy or sweet:
a rich dessert.
b. Having or exuding a strong or pungent aroma: “Texas air is so rich you can nourish off it like it was food” (Edna Ferber).
8.
a. Pleasantly full and mellow:
a rich tenor voice.
b. Warm and strong in color:
a rich brown velvet.
9. Containing a large proportion of fuel to air:
a rich gas mixture.
10. Informal. Highly amusing.n. (used with a pl. verb)
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; See reg- in Indo-European Roots.] richʹly adv.richʹness n.
Synonyms: rich, affluent, flush1, 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.
Antonyms: poor
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