Rich
Rich (rich) , adjective
[Old English riche, Anglo-Saxon rīce rich, powerful; akin to Old Saxon rīki, Dutch rijk, German reich, Old High German rīhhi, Icelandic rīkr, Swedish rik, Danish rig, Gothic reiks; from a word meaning, ruler, king, probably borrowed from Celtic, and akin to Latin rex, regis, king, regere to guide, rule. r283. See Right, and compare Derrick, Enrich, Rajah, Riches, Royal.]
1.
Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; affluent; -- opposed to poor.
Rich merchants.
The rich [person] hath many friends.
As a thief, bent to unhoard the cash
Of some rich burgher.
2.
Hence, in general, well supplied; abounding; abundant; copious; bountiful; as, a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop.
If life be short, it shall be glorious;
Each minute shall be rich in some great action.
The gorgeous East with richest hand
Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold.
3.
Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful; as, rich soil or land; a rich mine.
4.
Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly; as, a rich dress; rich silk or fur; rich presents.
Like to rich and various gems.
5.
Abounding in agreeable or nutritive qualities; -- especially applied to articles of food or drink which are high-seasoned or abound in oleaginous ingredients, or are sweet, luscious, and high-flavored; as, a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry; rich wine or fruit.
Sauces and rich spices are fetched from India.
6.
Not faint or delicate; vivid; as, a rich color.
7.
Full of sweet and harmonius sounds; as, a rich voice; rich music.
8.
Abounding in beauty; gorgeous; as, a rich landscape; rich scenery.
9.
Abounding in humor; exciting amusement; entertaining; as, the scene was a rich one; a rich incident or character. [Colloquial] — Thackeray
Rich is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rich-fleeced, rich-jeweled, rich-laden, rich-stained.
Rich , transitive verb
To enrich. [Obsolete] — Gower