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rich(2) (iou)



rich adjective, noun, & adverb.

A. adjective.
Of a person: powerful, noble, great. Of a thing: sturdy, strong. OE-M16.
Having much wealth or abundant means; wealthy, moneyed, affluent. Opp. poor. OE.
poor little rich boy, poor little rich girl: see POOR adjective. the rich glutton: see GLUTTON noun.
Times The..selfish..'get rich quick' society. P. Angadi He's quite rich, so he can pay his way easily. G. Daly He was wonderfully rich, the son of a man who had made a fortune. I. Murdoch He was a well-known painter and had even become a rich one.
b. Of a country, region, etc.: having valuable natural resources or successful industry or business, prosperous. ME.
Foll. by in, with, of, and as 2nd elem. of comb.: having an abundance of, having much, filled or amply provided with, something specified. ME.
E. Bowen Everyone..thought well of them, so their ten years of Marriage had been rich with society. B. Spock The mother's diet is rich in citrus fruits and..Vegetables. Railway Magazine Scotland is..rich in abandoned..railways. Fortune From Australia to the oil-rich sultanate of Brunei.
Of great worth or value, valuable. ME.
W. Dampier The Portuguese..put their richest Goods into a Boat.
Of expensive or fine materials or workmanship; splendid, costly; sumptuous, luxurious; elaborate. ME.
Tennyson Flowerage That stood out from a rich brocade.
b. Fine, magnificent. ME-L16.
a. (Of Food) containing much fat, flavour, spice, etc.; (of diet) consisting of such Food; (of drink) full-bodied. Also, wholesome, nourishing. ME.
rich tea (biscuit): see TEA noun.
R. Postgate A chocolate gateau..far too rich, but delicious.
b. Of colour, sound, or smell: strong and full, mellow and deep. ME.
Aldous Huxley A rich, port-winey, cigary voice. G. Daly Her hair glinted a rich red.
Plentiful, abundant, ample; productive, rewarding, fulfilling; highly developed or cultivated. LME.
rich rhyme (a) rhyme in which not only the final vowels but also the preceding and following consonants of the rhyming words sound alike, as rain, rein, taken, mistaken.
M. Tippett Sch?nberg's imaginative life was unusually rich. M. Marrin There's a great deal in the archives, they're..very rich. Social History of Medicine The potato is not noted as a rich source of vitamin C.
b. Highly Entertaining or amusing; absurd, outrageous; ironic; (of humour) earthy. M18.
N. Coward Me, grumble!..That's rich, that is.
a. Of a mine, ore, etc.: yielding a large quantity or proportion of precious metal. M16.
strike it rich: see STRIKE verb.
b. Of soil or an area of land: having the qualities necessary to produce good vegetation, fertile. L16.
c. Of the mixture in an internal-combustion engine: containing a high proportion of fuel to air. E20.
b. absol. as noun.
collect. pl. The class of rich people; the wealthy. OE.
new rich: see NEW adjective. soak-the-rich: see SOAK verb.
C. Sandburg The rich get richer and the poor get children.
A rich person. Long rare. ME.
C. adverb. Richly. Chiefly in comb., as rich-laden, rich-toned, etc. ME.
richish adjective (rare) somewhat rich L19.

Banner Bank (finance)


A United States bank with head office in Walla Walla, Washington.