rich

CEFRA1

/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ/

adjective

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Having a lot of money, valuable possessions, or resources.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having an intense fatty or sugary flavour.

Examples

  • Ah! If I were rich, I'd buy myself a house in Spain.

  • Dreams can be a rich source of inspiration for an artist.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

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5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.

  2. Plentiful, abounding, abundant, fulfilling.

  3. Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful.

More examples

In context

  • He's rich. He doesn't need money!

  • 1709-1710, Thomas Baker, Reflections on Learning High sauces and rich spices are fetch'd from the Indies.

  • a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English riche (“strong, powerful, rich”), from Old English rīċe (“powerful, mighty, great, high-ranking, rich, wealthy, strong, potent”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī (“powerful, rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“kingly, powerful, rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīks (“king, ruler”), an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs. Reinforced by Old French riche, from the same West Germanic source. Cognate with Dutch rijk, German reich, Danish rig, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish rik, Faroese and Icelandic ríkur, Portuguese and Spanish rico, French riche, Italian ricco.