Akademik

richness

noun

1. the property of being extremely abundant (Freq. 3)

- the profusion of detail

- the idiomatic richness of English

• Derivationally related forms: ↑rich, ↑profuse (for: ↑profuseness)

2. abundant wealth (Freq. 1)

- they studied forerunners of richness or poverty

- the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty

• Syn: ↑affluence

• Derivationally related forms: ↑rich, ↑affluent (for: ↑affluence)

• Hypernyms: ↑wealth, ↑wealthiness

• Hyponyms: ↑ease, ↑comfort

3. the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing (Freq. 1)

- 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

• Derivationally related forms: ↑rich, ↑mellow (for: ↑mellowness), ↑full (for: ↑fullness)

• Hypernyms: ↑property

4. 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

• Derivationally related forms: ↑rich

• Hypernyms: ↑value

5. the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth

- he praised the richness of the soil

- weeds lovely in their rankness

• Derivationally related forms: ↑fertile (for: ↑fertility), ↑rank (for: ↑rankness), ↑rich

• Hypernyms: ↑fruitfulness, ↑fecundity

6. splendid or imposing in size or appearance

- the grandness of the architecture

- impressed by the richness of the flora

• Derivationally related forms: ↑rich, ↑magnificent (for: ↑magnificence), ↑grand (for: ↑grandness), ↑impressive (for: ↑impressiveness)

• Hypernyms: ↑excellence

7. a strong deep vividness of hue

- the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room

• Derivationally related forms: ↑rich

• Hypernyms: ↑shade, ↑tint, ↑tincture, ↑tone

Useful english dictionary. 2012.