Rich Definition

rĭch

richest, richer

adjective

richest, richer

Having great material wealth.

He was so rich he didn't have to work.

American Heritage

Having more than enough of material possessions; owning much money or property; wealthy.

Webster's New World

Having abundant natural resources.

A rich country.

Webster's New World

Worth much; valuable.

A rich prize.

Webster's New World

Well-supplied (with); abounding (in)

Rich in minerals.

Webster's New World

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noun

Wealthy people considered as a group. Often used with the .

Taxes paid by the very rich.

American Heritage

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
rich people
the haves
plutocracy
plutocrats
upper class
capitalists
the affluent
the well-to-do
the wealthy
wealth
riches
opulence
mammon
luxuriance
fortune

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verb

(obsolete) To enrich.

Wiktionary

pronoun

A diminutive of the male given name Richard.

Wiktionary

A surname.

Wiktionary

idiom

the rich

wealthy people collectively

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Rich

Adjective

Base Form:

rich

Comparative:

richer

Superlative:

richest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Rich

the rich

Origin of Rich

From Middle English riche (“strong, powerful, rich"), from Old English rÄ«Ä‹e (“powerful, mighty, great, high-ranking, rich, wealthy, strong, potent"), from Proto-Germanic *rÄ«kijaz (“powerful, rich"), probably from Proto-Celtic *rÄ«gos (“of a ruler or king", genitive case), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to straighten, direct, make right"). Cognate with West Frisian ryk (“rich"), Dutch rijk (“rich"), German reich (“rich"), Danish rig (“rich"), Icelandic ríkur (“rich"). The Middle English word was reinforced by Old French riche, from the same Proto-Germanic root.

From Wiktionary
Middle English riche from Old French (of Germanic origin) and from Old English rīce strong, powerful reg- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Richard. The surname also derives from rich as a nickname.

From Wiktionary