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say it: rich
rich is an adjective and noun meaning "possessing material wealth". It carries 13 recorded senses.
possessing material wealth
“her father is extremely rich”
“many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles”
having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources)
“blessed with a land rich in minerals”
“rich in ideas”
“rich with cultural interest”
marked by great fruitfulness
“fertile farmland”
“a fat land”
“a productive vineyard”
“rich soil”
high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air
“a rich vein of copper”
“a rich gas mixture”
metallurgy · chemistry
containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar
“rich desserts”
“they kept gorging on rich foods”
marked by richness and fullness of flavor
“a rich ruby port”
“full-bodied wines”
“a robust claret”
“the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
“only the very rich benefit from this legislation”
plural
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for rich come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.