rich
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- wealthy, affluent, loaded (slang), moneyed, prosperous, well-heeled (informal), well-off, well-to-do
- well-stocked, full, productive, well-supplied
- abundant, abounding, ample, copious, fertile, fruitful, lush, luxurious, plentiful, productive, prolific
- full-bodied, creamy, fatty, luscious, succulent, sweet, tasty

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Antonyms: poor, plain
Contrasted words: destitute, indigent, penurious, poverty-stricken, natural, simple, unseasoned
Related Idioms: flush with money, having money to burn, in the money, rich as Croesus, rolling in money
Related Words: comfortable, easy, independent, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do, fat, flush, cloying, oversweet, filling, satiating, sating

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English Thesaurus: colour, shade, hue, tint, tone, ...

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rich S2 W2 /rɪtʃ/ adjective (comparative richer, superlative richest)
[Word Family: noun: riches, richness, enrichment, the rich; adjective: rich, enriched; verb: enrich; adverb: richly]
[Language: Old English; Origin: rice]

1. WEALTHY
a) someone who is rich has a lot of money and valuable possessions Antonym : poor:
one of the richest women in America
She found herself a rich husband.
He thought this was the easiest way to get rich.
the rich nations of the world
fabulously rich British English:
She was both beautiful and fabulously rich.
His brother’s stinking rich (=very rich, in a way that you do not approve of).
b) the rich [plural] people who are rich:
houses belonging to the rich and famous

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In written English, people sometimes prefer to use affluent rather than rich, because it sounds more formal:
In affluent societies the definition of poverty is relative.

2. LARGE AMOUNT containing a lot of something
rich in
Citrus fruits are rich in vitamin C.
oxygen-rich/nutrient-rich/protein-rich etc
Pregnant women should eat protein-rich foods.
Rich mineral deposits have been found in the sea bed.
Red meat is a rich source of iron.

3. FULL OF INTEREST full of interesting or important facts, events, or ideas:
the rich literary tradition of England
The area has a very rich history.
rich in
a story that was rich in detail

4. FOOD rich food contains a lot of butter, cream, or eggs, which make you feel full very quickly Antonym : light:
a rich fruit cake
The sauce was very rich.

5. SMELL/FLAVOUR a rich smell or flavour is strong and pleasant:
the rich scent of the pine trees
meat with a wonderfully rich flavour
a rich, fruity wine

6. COLOUR a rich colour is strong and attractive:
a rich dark brown colour

7. SOUND a rich sound is low and pleasant:
the rich tone of a cello
He laughed with a rich, throaty chuckle.

8. SOIL rich soil is good for growing plants in Antonym : poor:
Vegetables grow well in the rich, black soil.

9. CLOTH rich cloth is expensive and beautiful:
She stroked the rich velvet of the dress enviously.

10. that’s rich (coming from him/you etc) British English spoken used to say that what someone has said is unreasonable and that they are criticizing you for doing something that they do themselves:
He accused me of being dishonest, which was a bit rich coming from him.

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rich
adj.
I. with a lot of money
VERBS be, feel, look | become, get, grow people who want to get rich quickly
make sb This discovery never made her rich.
ADV. enormously, extremely, fabulously, filthy (informal), immensely, incredibly, seriously, stinking (informal), very He's fabulously rich, one of the richest men in the world. It was mean of her only to give £1?she's filthy rich, you know.
quite, relatively | newly a newly rich businessman

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rich
II. containing/providing sth
VERBS be
ADV. especially, exceptionally, extraordinarily, particularly, unusually, very the exceptionally rich fishing grounds of the North Sea
fairly, quite, relatively | potentially | culturally a culturally rich nation
PREP. in Oranges are rich in vitamin C.

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rich
III. of food
VERBS be
ADV. very, wonderfully The sun-dried tomatoes give the dish a wonderfully rich flavour.

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rich

very rich
He is a very rich man.
extremely rich
He came from an extremely rich Viennese family.
immensely rich (=extremely rich)
He was immensely rich and owned two yachts.
fabulously rich (=extremely rich)
She must have been fabulously rich to live in a house like this.
seriously rich (=very rich)
They stand to become seriously rich if the venture succeeds.
stinking/filthy rich disapproving (=very rich)
She was obviously stinking rich.
get rich
They just wanted to get rich.
get rich quick schemes
become rich
Over the years, he became enormously rich.
grow rich (=become rich)
They have grown rich by selling this technology to other companies.
make somebody rich
The trade in tea made the British rich.
the new rich disapproving (=people who have recently become rich and spend a lot of money)
For Russia's new rich, life is a candy store.

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colour red, blue, yellow etc:
Blue is my favourite colour.
Matisse was famous for his use of colour.
shade a particular type of a colour:
The dress is a light shade of pink.
He uses different shades of green.
hue /hjuː/ literary or technical a particular colour or shade of a colour:
Her face had lost its golden hue.
tint a small amount of a colour in something that is mostly another colour:
He wears sunglasses that have a pinky-orange tint.
tone one of the many different shades of a colour, each slightly darker, lighter, brighter etc than the next:
Carpets in neutral tones give a feeling of space.
dark used about a colour that is strong and fairly close to black:
a dark blue suit
His eyes are dark brown.
deep fairly dark – often used when you think this colour looks attractive:
His eyes were a beautiful deep blue.
deep red lips
rich used about a colour that is fairly dark in a way that gives a pleasant feeling of warmth:
The walls were painted a rich red colour.
light used about a colour that is not dark:
a light blue sweater
His T-shirt was light green.
pale used about a colour that is very light:
He has very pale blue eyes.
soft used about a colour that is light in a way that is attractive because it is not too obvious:
She wears soft colours such as cream, which match her complexion.
pastel used about a colour that has a lot of white in it:
The girls wore pastel pink sundresses.
bright used about a colour that is strong and easy to see:
The front door was painted bright red.
brilliant/vivid used about a colour that is very bright:
I looked out at the brilliant blue sky.
vivid red flowers
colourful British English, colorful American English used about things that have many different bright colours:
There were window boxes full of colourful flowers.
multicoloured British English, multicolored American English used about things that have a pattern of many different bright colours:
A multicoloured flag waved in the midday sun.
gaudy/garish too brightly coloured, in a way that is unattractive:
The wallpaper was much too gaudy for me.
a garish orange tie

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dark if a place is dark, there is little or no light:
The room was very dark.
No, you can’t play outside, it’s too dark.
It was a dark night with clouds covering the moon.
dimly-lit a dimly-lit building or place is fairly dark because the lights there are not very bright:
a dimly-lit restaurant
The church was dimly lit.
dim a dim light is fairly dark:
The camera can take good pictures even in dim lighting.
The evening sky grew dim.
darkened a darkened room or building is darker than usual, especially because its lights have been turned off or the curtains have been drawn:
The prisoner lay in a darkened room.
The play starts with a darkened stage, and the sound of a woman singing softly.
gloomy a gloomy place or room is not at all bright or cheerful:
The bar was gloomy and smelled of stale cigar smoke.
murky dark and difficult to see through – used especially about water:
the murky waters of the lake
I could hardly see him in the murky light of the bar.
pitch-dark/pitch-black completely dark, so that nothing can be seen:
It was pitch-dark inside the shed.
shady a shady place is cooler and darker than the area around it, because the light of the sun cannot reach it:
It was nice and shady under the trees.
They found a shady spot for a picnic.
deep fairly dark – often used when you think this colour looks attractive:
His eyes were a beautiful deep blue.
deep red lips
rich used about a colour that is fairly dark in a way that gives a pleasant feeling of warmth:
The walls were painted a rich red colour.

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low a low voice or sound is not high on the scale of musical sounds:
I can’t sing the low notes.
He’s got quite a low singing voice.
Boys’ voices usually become much lower as they get older.
deep a deep voice or sound is low, strong, and pleasant:
He has a lovely deep voice.
The engine has a wonderfully deep sound to it, like it’s ready to race.
husky a husky voice is deep, quiet, and rough-sounding, especially in a way that is attractive:
Monroe sang 'Happy Birthday, Mr President’ in a slow husky voice.
His voice dropped to a husky whisper.
gravelly a gravelly voice is very low and rough sounding:
The singer is famous for his gravelly voice.
dark used about a colour that is strong and fairly close to black:
a dark blue suit
His eyes are dark brown.
rich used about a colour that is fairly dark in a way that gives a pleasant feeling of warmth:
The walls were painted a rich red colour.

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rich having a lot of money – used about people and places:
She married a rich Greek shipowner.
one of the world’s richest nations
wealthy rich – used about people and places, especially when they have been rich for a long time:
wealthy landowners
Orange County is a very wealthy area.
a wealthy Arab businessman
affluent formal rich – used about societies, groups of people, or areas where people live, where people have nice houses and a lot of expensive possessions:
today’s affluent society
affluent young professionals
an affluent suburb of Boston
prosperous formal rich – used about places and groups of people, especially when their money is related to success in business:
Sales have grown fastest in the more prosperous areas of the south.
prosperous merchants and bankers
well-off fairly rich compared to other people, so that you can live very comfortably:
Her parents are pretty well-off.
children from well-off families
well-to-do written rich – used especially in the past about families and people who had a fairly high position in society:
Only well-to-do families could afford to send their children to university.
The Westons were now well-to-do and there was no necessity for work.
privileged having special advantages because your family have a lot of money and a high position in society:
He comes from a privileged background.
The sport was only played by a privileged few.
comfortably off [not before noun] having enough money to have a nice life without having to worry about money:
I wouldn’t say that we were rich – just comfortably off.
be rolling in it/be loaded informal to be extremely rich:
They’ve got two houses and a boat – they must be rolling in it.
Her books were so successful that she’s loaded now.

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rich
rɪtʃ
See: strike it rich

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