richness B2 Topic:House & Home US /ˈɹɪt͡ʃnəs/ See IPA manual Freq #26979 Meanings 1 noun a strong deep vividness of hue The fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room. 2 noun the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth We praised the richness of the soil, for the harvest shall be abundant. 3 noun the quality of having high intrinsic value The richness of the mines and pastureland. 4 noun abundant wealth They studied forerunners of richness or poverty. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the property of producing... fertilityprolificacyrankness 4 noun · abundant wealth affluence Word family Related forms biodiversityenrichment Etymology Inherited from Middle English richenesse; by surface analysis, rich + -ness. Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # richness **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɹɪt͡ʃnəs/ **Frequency rank:** 26979 ## Meanings 1. a strong deep vividness of hue 2. the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth 3. the quality of having high intrinsic value 4. abundant wealth ## Examples - The fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room. - We praised the richness of the soil, for the harvest shall be abundant. - The richness of the mines and pastureland. - They studied forerunners of richness or poverty. ## Related Forms - biodiversity - enrichment ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English richenesse; by surface analysis, rich + -ness. ## Topics - House & Home markdown