richness

RICH'NESS, noun 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. RICK, noun [Eng. ridge.] A heap or pile of grain or hay in the field or open air, but sheltered with a kind of roof. In America, we usually give this name to a long pile; the round and conical pile being called stack. In the north of England, it is said this name is given to small piles of corn in the field.