riches
Meaning
- (plural, plural-only) Money, goods, wealth, treasure.
- (figuratively, plural, plural-only) An abundance of anything desirable.
Opposite of
poors
Synonyms
affluence
silver and gold
cowrie shell
gravelstone
Translations
richesse
ricchezza
riqueza
Reichtümer
divitiae divitie
rijkdom
πλούτος
riquezaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪt͡ʃɪz/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English riches, plural of riche (“power, wealth”), from Old English rīċe (“power, authority, dominion”). Confused with Middle English richesse (“wealth”), from Old French richesse, from riche (“rich, wealthy”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *rīki (“rich”) from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German rīhhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English rīċe (“rich”), Old English racu (“explanation, reasoning”). More at rich.
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