In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RICHNESS
impressiveness, grandness, magnificence, richness
(noun) splendid or imposing in size or appearance; “the grandness of the architecture”; “impressed by the richness of the flora”
richness
(noun) a strong deep vividness of hue; “the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room”
fullness, mellowness, richness
(noun) the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing; “the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall”; “the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness”; “he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance”
profusion, profuseness, richness, cornucopia
(noun) the property of being extremely abundant; “the profusion of detail”; “the idiomatic richness of English”
richness, rankness, prolificacy, fertility
(noun) the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; “he praised the richness of the soil”; “weeds lovely in their rankness”
richness
(noun) the quality of having high intrinsic value; “the richness of the mines and pastureland”; “the cut of her clothes and the richness of the fabric were distinctive”
affluence, richness
(noun) abundant wealth; “they studied forerunners of richness or poverty”; “the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
richness (usually uncountable, plural richnesses)
(uncountable) The state or quality of being rich; richdom; wealth.
(uncountable) The state of having many examples or cases; abundance; profusion.
(ecology) The number of types in a community.
(countable) The result or product of being rich.
Source: Wiktionary
Rich"ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being rich (in any sense of the adjective).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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