RICH'NESS, n. 1. Opulence; wealth.2. Finery; splendor.3. Fertility; fecundity; fruitfulness; the qualities which render productive; as the richness of a oil.4. Fullness; abundance; as the richness of a treasury.5. Quality of abounding with something valuable; as the richness of a mine or an ore; the richness of milk or of cane-juice.6. Abundance of any ingredient or quality; as the richness of spices or of fragrance.7. Abundance of beautiful scenery; as the richness of a landscape or prospect.8. Abundance of nutritious qualities; as the richness of diet.9. Abundance of high seasoning; as the richness of cake.10. Strength; vividness; or whatever constitutes perfection; as the richness of color or coloring.11. Abundance of imagery or of striking ideas; as richness of description.
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