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Synonyms for riches

Grammar : Noun
Spell : rich-iz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɪtʃ ɪz

Top 10 synonyms for riches
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Définition 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

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