rich

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   pleasantly full and mellow

   a rich tenor voice

2. 2
   adj

   very productive

   rich seams of coal

3. 3
   adj

   possessing material wealth

   My father is extremely rich.

4. 4
   adj

   having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources)

   blessed with a land rich in minerals

5. 5
   adj

   suggestive of or characterized by great expense

   a rich display

6. 6
   adj

   marked by richness and fullness of flavor

   a rich ruby port

7. 7
   adj

   of great worth or quality

   a rich collection of antiques

8. 8
   adj

   containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar

   rich desserts

Etymology

From Middle English riche (“strong, powerful, rich”), from Old English rīċe (“powerful, mighty, great, high-ranking, rich, wealthy, strong, potent”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī (“powerful, rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“kingly, powerful, rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīks (“king, ruler”), an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs. Reinforced by Old French riche, from the same West Germanic source.