richness

Meanings

Plural: richnesses

Noun

• the property of being extremely abundant
  • "the idiomatic richness of English"
• abundant wealth
  • "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"
  • "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty"
• the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing
  • "he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance"
• 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"
• the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth
  • "he praised the richness of the soil"
• a strong deep vividness of hue
  • "the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room"
• splendid or imposing in size or appearance
  • "impressed by the richness of the flora"
• The state or quality of being rich; wealthiness, wealth, riches.
• The state of having many examples or cases; abundance; profusion.
• The number of types in a community.
• The result or product of being rich.

Synonyms

affluence, cornucopia, fertility, fullness, grandness, impressiveness, magnificence, mellowness, profuseness, profusion, prolificacy, rankness

Related Words

biodiversity, enrichment