Definitions for embarrassment of riches
em·bar·rass·ment of rich·es

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1. embarrassment of richesnoun

   An abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing.

2. Etymology: From John Ozell's 1738 translation of a French play, L'Embarras des richesses (1726) by Léonor Jean Christine Soulas d'Allainval.

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1. Embarrassment of Riches

   Embarrassment of Riches is an 6-song "albumette" by Elephant Micah which was released September 29, 2006 on Micah's own LRRC label. The record was unveiled at a record release party at Micah's alma mater, Earlham College. In late October, the album was reviewed by the Denver Post, probably the largest media publication to review an Elephant Micah release to date.

How to pronounce embarrassment of riches?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of embarrassment of riches in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of embarrassment of riches in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of embarrassment of riches in a Sentence

1. Paul Reiser today .:

   I think that’s part of what makes The Tonight Show so special and unique, nobody else has The Tonight Show. To be able to use actual footage of Johnny Carson every night as the show these characters are creating and making every night, it really gives it authenticity … And for me, it was just an extra bonus of joy to go through these clips and pick them out. It was an embarrassment of riches. Most of them I have n’t even seen. A lot of them I remembered, but have n’t watched in 40 years. Not only do you see these guests again, but you can watch Johnny’s skill. Johnny Carson every night was just so good. Johnny Carson every night really set the standard.

2. Mitch McConnell:

   In terms of Pennsylvania, I think we have an embarrassment of riches, maybe riches literally given the amount of money being spent up there.

3. Paul Reiser:

   I think that’s part of what makes this show so special and unique, nobody else has it. To be able to use actual footage of Johnny as the show these characters are creating and making every night, it really gives it authenticity… And for me, it was just an extra bonus of joy to go through these clips and pick them out. It was an embarrassment of riches. Most of them I haven’t even seen. A lot of them I remembered, but haven’t watched in 40 years. Not only do you see these guests again, but you can watch Johnny’s skill. He was just so good. He really set the standard.

4. Singer Justin Timberlake:

   I have always wanted to work on a soundtrack after getting to explore acting in film and having done a ton of music over the years, at some point wanting to combine those was always something that I wanted to do, this became like an embarrassment of riches because you're actually in the movie as well you're playing you know one of the supporting role to the lead in the movie and getting to do all the music. It's like - sign me up!

References

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