richness

[ UK /ɹˈɪt‍ʃnəs/ ]
[ US /ˈɹɪtʃnəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing
    he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance
    the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness
    the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall
  2. the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth
    weeds lovely in their rankness
    he praised the richness of the soil
  3. the quality of having high intrinsic value
    the richness of the mines and pastureland
    the cut of her clothes and the richness of the fabric were distinctive
  4. abundant wealth
    the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty
    they studied forerunners of richness or poverty
  5. the property of being extremely abundant
    the profusion of detail
    the idiomatic richness of English
  6. a strong deep vividness of hue
    the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room
  7. splendid or imposing in size or appearance
    impressed by the richness of the flora
    the grandness of the architecture
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How To Use richness In A Sentence

  • There had been a good deal of joking, both Spanish and English, among the passengers; I had found particularly cheering the richness of a certain machinist’s trousers of bright golden corduroy; but as the shades of night began to embrown the scene our spirits fell; and at the cry of a lonesome bird, far off where the sunset had been, they followed the sun in its sudden drop. Familiar Spanish Travels
  • Thus, this festival brings together the richness of the Indian kitchen with its spices and subtle shades of taste and texture.
  • I chose blackstrap molasses because its hearty, slightly bitter flavor gave the gingerbread a dark, heavy richness.
  • This is a world of fabulous richness and sensuous pleasure. Times, Sunday Times
  • The symphonious pairing of syrupy goodness and buttery richness. Chez Pazienza: Rich Lowry: The William F. Buckley of F**k Talk
  • The costumes had an eye-catching vibrancy and textural richness.
  • Like the Greeks we value richness of life and toleration. Indian Balm - Travels in the Southern Subcontinent
  • Where vegetation composition is altered and floral richness threatened, the results will ultimately be felt by us all.
  • It also meant intentionally making our groups more diverse so that group members can experience the richness of diversity. Christianity Today
  • My only cavil about Aden Gillett's neurotically suave Charles is that he sometimes puts emotion before diction so that you lose the full richness of his past relationship with the vividly polysyllabic Mrs Winthrop-Llewellyn.
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