Emily Dickinson Lexicon

RICH'NESS, n.

1. Opulence; wealth. – Sidney.
2. Finery; splendor. – Johnson.
3. Fertility; fecundity; fruitfulness; the qualities which render productive; as, the richness of a soil. – Addison.
4. Fullness; abundance; as, the richness of a treasury.
5. Quality of abounding with something valuable; as, the richness of a mine or an ore; the richness of milk or of cane-juice.
6. Abundance of any ingredient or quality; as, the richness of spices or of fragrance.
7. Abundance of beautiful scenery; as, the richness of landscape or prospect.
8. Abundance of nutritious qualities; as, the richness of diet.
9. Abundance of high seasoning; as, the richness of cake.
10. Strength; vividness; or whatever constitutes perfection; as, the richness of color or coloring.
11. Abundance of imagery or of striking ideas; as, richness of description.