Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: richness
IPA transcription: [ɹ'ɪtʃnəs]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: profusion, profuseness, richness, cornucopia
    Meaning: the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English"
  • Synonyms: affluence, richness
    Meaning: abundant wealth; "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty"
  • Synonyms: fullness, mellowness, richness
    Meaning: the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing; "the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall"; "the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness"; "he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance"
Usage examples
  • His language has the richness and sententious fullness of the Chinese.
  • "The richness of the ore and its purity of course affect the limestone consumption.
  • These lands are exceedingly productive, owing to the great depth and richness of the soil.
  • The rare richness and lavish beauty of the Wellington mausoleum are only surpassed by a certain tomb in France.
  • The richness of the soil was seen in the mud of the streets, black as ink, and of an unfathomable depth in time of thaw.
  • Have a clean cloth in the vat, put in the curd, close it over and put on the cover; if you have no cheese press, a heavy stone will answer the purpose; press it very gently at first, to keep the richness from running out.
  • Moreover, the cities lie here very thick, and the very many villages there are here are every where so full of people, by the richness of their soil, that the very least of them contain above fifteen thousand inhabitants.