richness

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richness

  • /ˈɹɪt͡ʃnəs/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English richenesse; by surface analysis, rich + -ness.

noun richnesses

  1. uncountable, usually The state or quality of being rich; wealthiness, wealth, riches.
  2. uncountable, usually The state of having many examples or cases; abundance; profusion. By using the same classification system for all the dictionaries surveyed, it was possible to compare the lexical richness of each against the other.
  3. uncountable, usually The number of types in a community.
  4. countable, usually The result or product of being rich.
  5. countable, usually Synonym of richesse (“A group of martens.”)

    Similar: richesse

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: affluence, profusion, fullness, profuseness, mellowness, prolificacy, fertility, cornucopia, wealthy, wealth, prosperity, enrichment, bounty, welfare, luxe, abundance

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noun state or quality of being rich

Portuguêsriqueza
Françaisrichesse
DeutschReichtum
Italianoricchezza
Românăbogăție
Русскийбога́тство bogátstvo

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"richness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/richness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{richness_2026,
  title = {richness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/richness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}