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well-fixed: A year ago Montmorency was a rich man, but that was
before Blue Thursday on the Stock Exchange. 2 Sometimes, rich
in. abundant (in), overflowing (with), fertile (in), fecund
(in), productive (of), copious (in), abounding in, well supplied
(with), well stocked (with), rife (with), replete (with),
profuse (in or with): The rich prairie land was soon yielding
abundant harvests. The surrounding mountains were rich in
minerals of all kinds. 3 valuable, precious, invaluable,
priceless: For centuries the islanders have enjoyed the rich
bounty of the seas. The thieves who broke into the vaults got a
rich haul. 4 costly, expensive, dear, valuable, invaluable,
precious, priceless, lavish, sumptuous, lush, luxurious,
palatial, elaborate, splendid, exquisite, superb, elegant: The
caravans returned laden with rich treasures of the Orient -
silks, jewels, spices, rare woods, and other luxuries. 5
intense, dark, deep, warm, vibrant, strong, lustrous: At the
rajah's court the rich colours of the carpets and hangings
dazzle the eye. 6 fat, fattening, heavy, creamy, succulent,
savoury, mouth-watering, luscious, sapid, delicious: When Vicky
complained that her sweet was too rich, Arthur ate hers, too. 7
mellow, mellifluous, resonant, sonorous, full: Edgar's rich
basso filled the cavernous amphitheatre. 8 aromatic, ambrosial,
savoury, fragrant, redolent, pungent, strong: The house was
filled with the rich odour of freshly made coffee. 9
productive, plentiful, abundant, ample, bountiful, prolific,
fruitful, fertile, fecund, copious, profitable, potent: The
letters proved a rich source of intimate details about their
private life. 10 laughable, funny, hilarious, comic(al),
humorous, amusing, Colloq side-splitting: He had many rich
anecdotes to relate about the practical jokes they used to play
on one another. 11 ridiculous, preposterous, outlandish,
ludicrous, absurd, nonsensical: One particularly rich episode
involved a chimpanzee.
riches n.pl. wealth, affluence, opulence, plenty, prosperity,
abundance, fortune, means, resources; lucre, pelf: It was
rumoured that the family had acquired its apparently endless
riches in the slave trade, in the 18th century.
richly adv. 1 sumptuously, lavishly, luxuriously, splendidly,
elaborately, exquisitely, elegantly, superbly: The flat was
richly appointed with Chinese antiques, thick oriental carpets,
and silk hangings. 2 well, thoroughly, amply, fully,