la

feminine

/ʁi.ʃɛs/

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Translation

wealth, richness

Word origin

From riche ('rich') plus the noun suffix -esse, seen also in tristesse and vitesse. Riche itself comes from Frankish rīki ('powerful, rich').

Origin: Frankish (via French)
Root: riche + -esse
English cognates: rich

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralrichesses

Examples

The country has great wealth in natural resources.

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His wealth never made him happy.

The region's cultural richness attracts tourists.

Like English "richness" and "wealth", stretches from hard cash (la richesse d'un pays) to something more abstract, such as cultural or emotional depth (la richesse d'une culture). The plural usually means concrete assets or resources rather than an abstract quality.

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