What does RICH mean?

Definitions for RICH
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rich people, richadjective

    people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)

    "only the very rich benefit from this legislation"

  2. richadjective

    possessing material wealth

    "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles"

  3. richadjective

    having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources)

    "blessed with a land rich in minerals"; "rich in ideas"; "rich with cultural interest"

  4. richadjective

    of great worth or quality

    "a rich collection of antiques"

  5. fat, fertile, productive, richadjective

    marked by great fruitfulness

    "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"

  6. deep, richadjective

    strong; intense

    "deep purple"; "a rich red"

  7. richadjective

    very productive

    "rich seams of coal"

  8. richadjective

    high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air

    "a rich vein of copper", "a rich gas mixture"

  9. richadjective

    suggestive of or characterized by great expense

    "a rich display"

  10. richadjective

    containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar

    "rich desserts"; "they kept gorging on rich foods"

  11. full-bodied, racy, rich, robustadjective

    marked by richness and fullness of flavor

    "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"

  12. richadjective

    pleasantly full and mellow

    "a rich tenor voice"

  13. ample, copious, plenteous, plentiful, richadjective

    affording an abundant supply

    "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"

Wiktionary

  1. richadjective

    Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.

  2. richadjective

    Having a fatty, intense flavour.

  3. richadjective

    Plentiful, abounding, abundant, fulfilling

  4. richadjective

    Very amusing.

  5. richadjective

    Ridiculous, absurd.

  6. richadjective

    Elaborate, having complex formatting, multimedia, or depth of interaction.

  7. richadjective

    Of a fuel-air mixture, having less air than is necessary to burn all of the fuel; less air- or oxygen- rich than necessary for a stoichiometric reaction.

  8. Richnoun

    A diminutive of the male given name Richard.

  9. Richnoun

    A surname.

  10. Etymology: From riche, from rice, from rīkijaz, probably from rīgos, from reg-. Cognate with ryk, rijk, reich, rig, ríkur. The Middle English word was reinforced by riche, from the same Proto-Germanic root.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. RICHadjective

    Etymology: riche, Fr. ricco, Italian; rica , Saxon.

    I am as rich in having such a jewel,
    As twenty seas, if all their sand were pearl. William Shakespeare.

    The rich shall not give more, and the poor no less. Exod.

    A thief bent to unhoard the cash
    Of some rich burgher. John Milton.

    Several nations of the Americans are rich in land, and poor in all the comforts of life. John Locke.

    He may look upon the rich as benefactors, who have beautified the prospect all around him. Jeremiah Seed.

    Earth, in her rich attire,
    Consummate lovely smil’d. John Milton.

    So we th’ Arabian coast do know
    At distance, when the spices blow,
    By the rich odour taught to steer,
    Though neither day nor star appear. Edmund Waller.

    If life be short, it shall be glorious,
    Each minute shall be rich in some great action. Nicholas Rowe.

    Sauces and rich spices are fetched from India. Thomas Baker.

    There are, who fondly studious of increase,
    Rich foreign mold on their ill-natur’d land
    Induce. Philips.

Wikipedia

  1. rich

    The ring-imaging Cherenkov, or RICH, detector is a device for identifying the type of an electrically charged subatomic particle of known momentum, that traverses a transparent refractive medium, by measurement of the presence and characteristics of the Cherenkov radiation emitted during that traversal. RICH detectors were first developed in the 1980s and are used in high energy elementary particle- , nuclear- and astro-physics experiments. This article outlines the origins and principles of the RICH detector, with brief examples of its different forms in modern physics experiments.

ChatGPT

  1. rich

    Rich refers to having a significant amount of wealth or valuable resources, which could include money, properties, or other possessions of high value. It can also refer to being abundant, plentiful, or highly concentrated in quality or quantity. In a broader sense, it might not only refer to material wealth but also to spiritual or cultural wealth, as in a rich culture or rich in kindness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rich

    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

  2. Rich

    hence, in general, well supplied; abounding; abundant; copious; bountiful; as, a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop

  3. Rich

    yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful; as, rich soil or land; a rich mine

  4. Rich

    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

  5. Rich

    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

  6. Rich

    not faint or delicate; vivid; as, a rich color

  7. Rich

    full of sweet and harmonius sounds; as, a rich voice; rich music

  8. Rich

    abounding in beauty; gorgeous; as, a rich landscape; rich scenery

  9. Rich

    abounding in humor; exciting amusement; entertaining; as, the scene was a rich one; a rich incident or character

  10. Richverb

    to enrich

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Rich

    rich (comp. Rich′er, superl. Rich′est), adj. abounding in possessions: wealthy: valuable: sumptuous: fertile: full of agreeable or nutritive qualities: affluent: productive, as a rich mine: costly: mighty: ruling: ample: of superior quality: luxurious: of great moral worth: highly seasoned or flavoured, as rich pastry: bright, as a colour: full of harmonious sounds, as a rich voice: full of beauty, as a rich landscape: of a vivid colour: extravagant, as a rich joke.—v.t. (Shak.) to enrich.—v.i. to grow rich.—v.i. Rich′en, to become rich, or of higher quality of any kind.—adj. Rich′-left (Shak.), left with much wealth, richly endowed.—adv. Rich′ly.—n. Rich′ness, wealth: abundance: fruitfulness: value: costliness: abundance of imagery. [A.S. ríce, rich; Ger. reich, Dut. rijk, Goth. reiks.]

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  2. RICH

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. RICH

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rich is ranked #696 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Rich surname appeared 49,481 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 17 would have the surname Rich.

    85.2% or 42,158 total occurrences were White.
    9.2% or 4,597 total occurrences were Black.
    2.4% or 1,192 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.8% or 925 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.6% or 332 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.5% or 277 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'RICH' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1595

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'RICH' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1506

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'RICH' in Adjectives Frequency: #155

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of RICH in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of RICH in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of RICH in a Sentence

  1. Mariana Fulger:

    Be as rich as to afford a modest, care-free existence.

  2. David Rinetti:

    The Angels didnt starter Andrew Heaney said. Many of The Angels didnt, including Justin Upton and Brian Goodwin, took a knee for the national anthem while As players Khris Davis and Tony Kemp raised a right fist to the air. Los Angeles opened the season in Oakland for a fourth straight year. TWO DECADES At age 40, Albert Pujols earned Albert Pujols 20th consecutive opening day start in as many years the fifth player to start the opener in 20 straight years. The others : Pete Rose, Carl Yastrzemski, Eddie Murray and Frank Robinson. Pete Rose went 0 for 3 with a walk. Pretty spectacular, isnt it ? New Angels manager Joe Maddon said. That puts it all in perspective how great New Angels manager Joe Maddon is, what New Angels manager Joe Maddon career has looked like, just to get 20 opportunities, right, youve got to be good. Weve had a lot of great conversations lately, he and I. Very happy for him and his family. I know its important to him. Hes definitely ready to rock and roll. TRAINERS ROOM Angels : New 3B Anthony Rendon missed the opener with an oblique injury. Hes been progressing, Im encouraged, New Angels manager Joe Maddon said. Athletics : LHP A.J. Puk, on the injured list with a strained shoulder, played catch. General manager David Forst said Puk would go to the clubs alternate site in San Jose when the club hits the road. Puk had cortisone and platelet rich plasma injections Monday. Its going to be at least a couple weeks of just playing catch, manager Bob Melvin said. Were a ways off before we have an update on him. WHAT A FEAT David Rinetti, As vice president of stadium operations, marked David Rinetti 40th opening day with the organization after working David Rinetti first in 1981 as a high school junior. David Rinetti received a 113-page document to get the ballpark ready in two weeks. Its pretty incredible. It was a lot of work.

  3. G. K. Chesterton:

    The honest poor can sometimes forget poverty. The honest rich can never forget it.

  4. Van Hollen:

    The Republican plan is one broken promise after another, forcing older Americans to pay as much as five times more for their care and stripping Medicaid funding that states from West Virginia to Arizona use to fight the opioid epidemic, in every Senate campaign, we will make sure voters know that Republicans will make you pay more for less care so that the insurance companies and rich can profit.

  5. Nick Reilly:

    Thanks to social media, chances are high that everyone knows someone who got rich quickly off at least one of these opportunities.

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