Definitions for the word "rich" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. superl.
Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; affluent; -- opposed to poor.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. superl.
Hence, in general, well supplied; abounding; abundant; copious; bountiful; as, a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. superl.
Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful; as, rich soil or land; a rich mine.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. superl.
Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly; as, a rich dress; rich silk or fur; rich presents.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. superl.
Abounding in agreeable or nutritive qualities; -- especially applied to articles of food or drink which are high-seasoned or abound in oleaginous ingredients, or are sweet, luscious, and high-flavored; as, a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry; rich wine or fruit.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. superl.
Not faint or delicate; vivid; as, a rich color.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. superl.
Full of sweet and harmonius sounds; as, a rich voice; rich music.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. superl.
Abounding in beauty; gorgeous; as, a rich landscape; rich scenery.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. superl.
Abounding in humor; exciting amusement; entertaining; as, the scene was a rich one; a rich incident or character.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. v. t.
To enrich.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. adj.
1 having much wealth. 2 splendid, costly, elaborate. 3 valuable (rich offerings). 4 copious, abundant, ample (rich supply of ideas). 5 (often foll. By in, with) (of soil or a region etc.) Fertile; abundant in resources etc. (rich in nutrients). 6 (of food or diet) containing much fat or spice etc. 7 (of the mixture in an internal-combustion engine) containing a high proportion of fuel. 8 (of colour, sound, or smell) mellow and deep, strong and full. 9 highly amusing or ludicrous; outrageous. richness n. [old english and french]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
12. slang
spicy; also used in the sense of “too much of a good thing;” “a
RICH idea,” one too absurd or unreasonable to be adopted.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
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