richness
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English
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English richenesse; by surface analysis, rich + ness.
Pronunciation
Noun
richness (usually uncountable, plural richnesses)
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being rich; wealthiness, wealth, riches.
- (uncountable) The state of having many examples or cases; abundance; profusion.
- 2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes[1], page 297:
- By using the same classification system for all the dictionaries surveyed, it was possible to compare the lexical richness of each against the other.
- (ecology) The number of types in a community.
- (countable) The result or product of being rich.
Related terms
Translations
state or quality of being rich
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ecology: number of types
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See also
- (ecology): biodiversity