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Richness

noun

The property of being extremely abundant. Synonyms: cornucopia, profuseness, profusion. "The idiomatic richness of English"

Abundant wealth. Synonym: affluence. "The richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty"

The property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing. Synonyms: fullness, mellowness. "The cheap wine had no body, no mellowness" , "He was well aware of the richness of his own appearance"

The quality of having high intrinsic value. "The cut of her clothes and the richness of the fabric were distinctive"

The property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth. Synonyms: fertility, prolificacy, rankness. "Weeds lovely in their rankness"

A strong deep vividness of hue.

Splendid or imposing in size or appearance. Synonyms: grandness, impressiveness, magnificence. "Impressed by the richness of the flora"

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"Richness" Quotes from Famous Books

... could not tell how he had acquired the knowledge of it,—and he was able to see at a glance that Sah-luma had good cause to be enthusiastic in his praise of the author whose genius he so fervently admired. There was a ringing richness in the rush of the verse,—a wealth of simile combined with a simplicity and directness of utterance that charmed the ear while influencing the mind, and he was beginning to read in sotto-voce the opening lines of a spirited ...

— Ardath - The Story of a Dead Self • Marie Corelli

... furnished royally with every combination of diamond-like crystals. It would be easy to invent names for most of the objects, for shrines, pulpits, thrones, and such-like are everywhere carved, of dazzling whiteness and richness of design. ...

— Chatterbox, 1905. • Various

... displacing anything in the establishment except a few roses, which there was no living thing but bees and nightingales to regret. It was one of the most striking and interesting spots I ever witnessed: its silence and beauty, its richness and desolation, lent to it a touching and mysterious character, that suited well the memory of that strange hermit-lady who has made it a place of ...

— Eothen • A. W. Kinglake

... human nature. The echoes of the word of truth gather volume and richness from every soul that re-echoes it ...

— A Dish Of Orts • George MacDonald

... should never be allowed to wash away as useless, the peas or grits of which soup or gruel have been made, broken potatoes, the green heads of celery, the necks and feet of fowls, and particularly the shanks of mutton; all of which are capable of adding flavour and richness to the soup. The bones, heads, and fins of fish, containing a portion of isinglass, may also be very usefully applied, by stewing them in the water in which the fish is boiled, and adding it to the ...

— The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, • Mary Eaton

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