Antonyms for riches

Grammar : Noun

Spell : rich-iz

Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɪtʃ ɪz

Definition of riches

Origin : "valued possessions, money, property," c.1200, modified from richesse (12c.), a singular form misunderstood as a plural, from Old French richesse, richece "wealth, opulence, splendor, magnificence," from riche (see rich (adj.)). The Old French suffix -esse is from Latin -itia, added to adjectives to form nouns of quality (cf. duress, largesse).

noun money and possessions

Example sentences :

She cared little for poverty or riches, as long as she had regained her chief treasures.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

Riches were, are, and always will be, his predominant passion.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

He had gold and silver, diamonds and rubies, riches of every kind.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

What riches, or honours, or pleasures, can make us amends for the loss of innocence?
Extract from : « Joseph Andrews Vol. 1 » by Henry Fielding

In the providence of God, my riches have entirely passed from me.
Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.

What, my dear Cunningham, is there in riches, that they narrow and harden the heart so?
Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns

I don't believe you think, or could think, that I care much about riches.
Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr

Another had rather get riches by war than live peaceably at home.
Extract from : « The Praise of Folly » by Desiderius Erasmus

They were strangers to riches, and to ambition, for they all lived in a happy equality.
Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

Golden cups, spoons, candlesticks, coined guineas—all the riches were revealed.
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

Synonyms for riches

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