rich, wealthy, affluent, opulent mean having goods, property, and money in abundance. rich implies having more than enough to gratify normal needs or desires.

5 天之前 · Adjective rich (comparative richer or more rich, superlative richest or most rich) Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.

RICH definition: 1. having a lot of money or valuable possessions: 2. containing a large amount of a valuable…. Learn more.

These adjectives mean having an abundant supply of money, property, or possessions of value: a rich executive; an affluent banker; moneyed heirs; wealthy corporations.

If something is rich in a useful or valuable substance or is a rich source of it, it contains a lot of it.

There are 34 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word rich, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Rich, wealthy, affluent all indicate abundance of possessions. Rich is the general word; it may imply that possessions are newly acquired: an oilman who became rich overnight.

RICH definition: having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy. See examples of rich used in a sentence.

Now it tends to be an adjective meaning "abundant." That might be abundant money, as in your rich cousin Henry. A rich sauce is buttery and creamy and delicious. Rich land is fertile and abundant in …

Some common synonyms of rich are affluent, opulent, and wealthy. While all these words mean "having goods, property, and money in abundance," rich implies having more than enough to gratify normal …