richness.html - See: STRIKE IT RICH.

richness.html - adj.
1 having much wealth.
2 (often foll. by in, with) splendid, costly, elaborate (rich tapestries; rich with lace).
3 valuable (rich offerings).
4 copious, abundant, ample (a rich harvest; a rich supply of ideas).
5 (often foll. by in, with) (of soil or a region etc.) abounding in natural resources or means of production; fertile (rich in nutrients; rich with vines).
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 or sound or smell) mellow and deep, strong and full.
9 a (of an incident or assertion etc.) highly amusing or ludicrous; outrageous. b (of humour) earthy.

richen v.intr. & tr. richness n. [OE rice f. Gmc f. Celt., rel. to L rex king: reinforced in ME f. OF riche rich, powerful, of Gmc orig.]

richness.html - n.pl. abundant means; valuable possessions. [ME richesse f. OF richeise f. riche RICH, taken as pl.]

richness.html - adv.
1 in a rich way.
2 fully, thoroughly (richly deserves success).

richness.html - n.
a scale of to 10 for representing the strength of an earthquake. [C. F. Richter, Amer. seismologist d. 1985]

richness.html - See: STRIKE IT RICH.