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Synonyms for richness

  • noun

Most common

abundance wealth profusion opulence magnificence grandness fertility fullness

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Abundance

abundance, wealth, profusion, opulence, plenty, plenitude, riches, cornucopia, profuseness, prosperity, luxuriance, copiousness

2. Magnificence

magnificence, grandness, impressiveness

3. Fertility

fertility, prolificacy, rankness

4. Fullness

fullness, mellowness

Other

affluence, elegance, exuberance, productiveness, richesse

Antonyms

poverty, privation

All antonyms of richness →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The state or quality of being rich; wealthiness, wealth, riches.

  2. n. 2

    The state of having many examples or cases; abundance; profusion.

  3. n. 3

    The number of types in a community.

  4. n. 4

    The result or product of being rich.

Forms

Plural
richnesses → abundances, wealths, profusions, opulences…

Example sentences

  • wealth We put a wealth of information at your fingertips.
  • abundance There was food and drink in abundance at the party.
  • opulence Rich people live in opulence.
  • profusion A profusion of dandelions had coloured the meadow yellow.
  • elegance They move through the world with a quiet elegance.
  • exuberance What exuberance in gesture and tone!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
richnessrising
wealthrising
abundancesteady
opulencerising
profusionsteady
elegancesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
plenty2, wealth1, riches2
8 letters
elegance3, fullness2, opulence3, richesse, rankness
9 letters
abundance3, fertility4, affluence3, profusion3, plenitude, grandness
10 letters
prosperity4, exuberance4, cornucopia5, mellowness, luxuriance
11 letters
copiousness, prolificacy, profuseness
12 letters
magnificence
14 letters
productiveness, impressiveness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (plenty2 = 2 syllables).