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rich
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- pronunciation:
- rIch
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
richer, richest |
| definition 1: |
When someone is rich, they have a lot of money or valuable things. When someone is rich, they can buy many things.
A rich man donated money to our school so we could buy more books.- synonyms:
- wealthy
- antonyms:
- poor
- similar words:
- successful
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| definition 2: |
If land or soil is rich, it is good for growing things. Rich land contains a lot of nutrients. "Nutrients" are natural substances that plants need in order to grow and be healthy. Humans need nutrients too, like vitamins and minerals, that we get from food.
The crops grew very well in the dark, rich soil.Plants do not grow easily in dry desert land because there is little rain and the soil is not rich.- synonyms:
- productive
- antonyms:
- poor
- similar words:
- fertile
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| definition 3: |
When a thing is rich in something, it has a lot of it. If a painting is rich in color, it means that the painting is filled with color.
Vegetables like broccoli and spinach are rich in vitamins and minerals.The Congo River flows through an area of Africa that is very rich in natural resources.- synonyms:
- full
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| definition 4: |
When a food is rich, it has a large amount of butter, fat, eggs, or sugar.
This chocolate cake is delicious, but all the butter and sugar it has makes it very rich, so it's hard to eat a lot of it.My dad is trying to lose weight, so he tries to avoid eating rich desserts.- antonyms:
- light
- similar words:
- heavy
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| related words: |
fortunate, generous, precious, splendid |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
When people talk about "the rich," they mean people in general who have a lot of money.
People often like to see inside the homes of the rich.- antonyms:
- poor
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| derivations: |
richly (adv.), richness (n.) |
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