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riches
English
Etymology
From Middle English riches, plural of riche (“power, wealth”), from Old English r??e (“power, authority, dominion”). Confused with Middle English richesse (“wealth”), from Old French richesse, from riche (“rich, wealthy”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *r?ki (“rich”) from Proto-Germanic *r?kijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German r?hhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English r??e (“rich”), Old English racu (“explanation, reasoning”). More at rich.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??t???z/
- Hyphenation: rich?es
- Rhymes: -?t??z
Noun
riches pl (plural only)
- Money, goods, wealth, treasure.
- (figuratively) An abundance of anything desirable.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:wealth
Derived terms
- embarrassment of riches
Related terms
- rich
Translations
Anagrams
- Chiers, shicer
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i?/
Adjective
riches
- plural of riche
Anagrams
- chéris
Middle English
Alternative forms
- richesse, reches
Etymology
Plural of riche.
Noun
riches (uncountable)
- riches, wealth
Descendants
- English: riches
- Yola: reeches
References
- “riches, n. plural.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norman
Adjective
riches pl
- plural of riche (“rich”)
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profusion
English
Etymology
From Middle French profusion, from Late Latin profusio
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p?o??fju??n/, /p???fju??n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??(?)?fju???n/
- Rhymes: -u???n
- Hyphenation: pro?fu?sion
Noun
profusion (countable and uncountable, plural profusions)
- abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia
- His hair, in great profusion, streamed down over his shoulders.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter VI
- We set the men at work felling trees, selecting for the purpose jarrah, a hard, weather-resisting timber which grew in profusion near by.
- lavish or imprudent expenditure; prodigality or extravagance
Translations
French
Noun
profusion f (plural profusions)
- profusion
Derived terms
Further reading
- “profusion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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