riches

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈrɪtʃɪz/ UK /ˈrɪtʃɪz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
abundant wealth or valuable possessions

He squandered the family riches in a single reckless year.

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Synonyms

1 noun · abundant wealth or valuable... wealth fortune affluence opulence treasure abundance

Opposites

poverty penury destitution want

Word family

Related forms rich richness richly enrich richdom

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Idioms (1)

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from rags to riches
from extreme poverty to great wealth

Proverbs (3)

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Etymology

From Middle English richesse (originally singular), from Old French richesse ('wealth'), from riche ('rich'), of Germanic origin; the final -s was later reanalyzed as an English plural.

richesse Old French *rīkijaz Proto-Germanic

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General Vocabulary

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# riches

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈrɪtʃɪz/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈrɪtʃɪz/

## Meanings
1. abundant wealth or valuable possessions

## Examples
- He squandered the family riches in a single reckless year.

## Synonyms
- wealth
- fortune
- affluence
- opulence
- treasure
- abundance

## Antonyms
- poverty
- penury
- destitution
- want

## Related Forms
- rich
- richness
- richly
- enrich
- richdom

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: richesse
- Root: *rīkijaz

## Etymology
From Middle English richesse (originally singular), from Old French richesse ('wealth'), from riche ('rich'), of Germanic origin; the final -s was later reanalyzed as an English plural.

## AI Etymology
Riches comes from Middle English richesse (originally singular), from Old French richesse ('wealth'), from riche ('rich'), of Germanic origin; the final -s was later reanalyzed as an English plural. The historical trail runs through Old French richesse and Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz. The later sense follows a semantic development already present in the word's history. In modern use it means abundant wealth or valuable possessions. Related forms include rich, richness, richly, enrich, richdom.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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