Riches

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Riches \Rich"es\, n. pl. [OE. richesse, F. richesse, from riche
     rich, of German origin. See {Rich},a.]
     1. That which makes one rich; an abundance of land, goods,
        money, or other property; wealth; opulence; affluence.
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              Riches do not consist in having more gold and
              silver, but in having more in proportion, than our
              neighbors.                            --Locke.
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     2. That which appears rich, sumptuous, precious, or the like.
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              The riche of heaven's pavement, trodden gold.
                                                    --Milton.
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     Note: Richesse, the older form of this word, was in the
           singular number. The form riches, however, is plural in
           appearance, and has now come to be used as a plural.
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                 Against the richesses of this world shall they
                 have misease of poverty.           --Chaucer.
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                 In one hour so great riches is come to nought.
                                                    --Rev. xviii.
                                                    17.
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                 And for that riches where is my deserving?
                                                    --Shak.
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     Syn: Wealth; opulence; affluence; wealthiness; richness;
          plenty; abundance.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  riches
       n : an abundance of material possessions and resources [syn: {wealth}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "riches":
     abundance, affluence, assets, bottomless purse, bulging purse,
     easy circumstances, embarras de richesses, fortune, gold,
     handsome fortune, high income, high tax bracket, independence,
     lucre, luxuriousness, mammon, material wealth, means, money,
     money to burn, moneybags, opulence, opulency, pelf, plenty,
     possessions, property, prosperity, prosperousness, resources,
     richness, six-figure income, substance, treasure, upper bracket,
     wealth, wealthiness, worth
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  RICHES, n.
  
          A gift from Heaven signifying, "This is my beloved son, in
      whom I am well pleased."
                                                     John D. Rockefeller
  
          The reward of toil and virtue.
                                                             J.P. Morgan
  
          The sayings of many in the hands of one.
                                                             Eugene Debs
  
      To these excellent definitions the inspired lexicographer feels
  that he can add nothing of value.