richness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɹɪt͡ʃnəs/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English richenesse; by surface analysis, rich + -ness.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being rich; wealthiness, wealth, riches.
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(uncountable, usually) The state of having many examples or cases; abundance; profusion.
Describing us as multilingual emphasizes our achievements and that learning English adds to the richness of our identity.
2021 December 18, Ching Ching Tan, “Spielberg’s West Side Story shows us the value of multilingualism”, in CNN:By using the same classification system for all the dictionaries surveyed, it was possible to compare the lexical richness of each against the other.
2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 297:
- (uncountable, usually) The number of types in a community.
- (countable, usually) The result or product of being rich.
- (countable, usually) Synonym of richess (“A group of martens.”)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| richnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (28)
de Reichtum (state or quality of being rich) · pl bogatość (state or quality of being rich) · pl bogactwo (state or quality of being rich) · tr varsıllık (state or quality of being rich) · la opulentia (state or quality of being rich) · fi rikkaus (result of being rich) · bg богатство (state or quality of being rich) · ga saibhreas (state or quality of being rich) · eo riĉeco (state or quality of being rich) · tr varlıklılık (state or quality of being rich) · fi rikkaus (state or quality of being rich) · enm richenesse (state or quality of being rich) · ru бога́тство (state or quality of being rich) · lv bagātība (state or quality of being rich) · pt riqueza (state or quality of being rich) · ca riquesa (state or quality of being rich) · ca ricor (state or quality of being rich) · ro bogăție (state or quality of being rich) · it ricchezza (state or quality of being rich) · tr zenginlik (state or quality of being rich) · fr richesse (state or quality of being rich) · enm richedom (state or quality of being rich) · kk байлық (state or quality of being rich) · lv mantīgums (state or quality of being rich) · sl bogastvo (state or quality of being rich) · izh rikassos (result of being rich) · fi lajirikkaus (ecology: number of types) · th ความรวย (state or quality of being rich)