richness
richness Lexical Profile
richness Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The quality of having a great abundance of valuable qualities, elements, or complexity.
"The historical novel is celebrated for the cultural richness of its nineteenth-century setting."
The quality of a color, sound, smell, or flavor being pleasantly deep, intense, full, or heavy.
"A small square of dark chocolate provides enough richness to satisfy most dessert cravings."
The state of having great material wealth, luxury, or high financial value.
"The sheer richness of the royal tapestries amazed the visiting dignitaries."
The quality of soil or land being highly fertile and productive.
"Generations of farmers have relied on the natural richness of the river valley's alluvial soil."
• Rhymes for richness
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English from the adjective "rich" (from Old English rīce, meaning "powerful" or "wealthy", reinforced by Old French riche) combined with the native noun-forming suffix "-ness".