richness

«richness» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Being full of something good: rich colour, sound, taste… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (richness, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Being full of something good: rich colour, sound, taste or detail. tree →

2) Being very full of goodness for growing, as in the richness of the soil. tree →

3) (rare) Being wealthy; usually we say «wealth». tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Psalm it means freshness and healthy fullness, like a tree that stays green. Interpretation: Tradition reads this verse as describing the righteous, who remain fruitful and strong even in old age. In the primary lessons: In science and geography, the richness of soil helps crops grow, and «species richness» means how many kinds of living things live in a place. In art and music, richness of colour or sound. In cooking, the richness of a cake means it is full of butter and sugar.

examples

• They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be full of sap and richness; (Writings PSA.92.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• The richness of the chocolate cake made me feel full. tree →
• The richness of the soil helps the farmer's crops. tree →
• The rainforest has a great richness of wildlife. tree →
• We admired the richness of the colours in the painting. tree →
• The richness of his voice filled the hall. tree →
• Shakespeare added to the richness of English. tree →
• There is no great richness of invention manifested in the stories which deal with the outwitting of evil spirits. tree →

note

From «rich» + «-ness». Uncountable. For money, say «wealth».

In the corpora

• They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be full of sap and richness;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «richness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.