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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Riches \Rich"es\, noun 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.
Riches do not consist in having more gold and silver, but in having more in proportion, than our neighbors. --Locke.
2. That which appears rich, sumptuous, precious, or the like.
The riche of heaven's pavement, trodden gold. --Milton.
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.
Against the richesses of this world shall they have misease of poverty. --Chaucer.
In one hour so great riches is come to nought. --Rev. xviii. 17.
And for that riches where is my deserving? --Shak.
Syn: Wealth; opulence; affluence; wealthiness; richness; plenty; abundance.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
riches
noun: 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, noun
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.
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