English Explanatory Dictionary

embarrassment of riches

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing.

Pronunciation

en-au-embarrassment of riches.ogg

Word forms

embarrassment of riches embarrassments of riches

Etymology

Calque of French embarras des richesses, from John Ozell's 1738 translation of a French play, L'Embarras des richesses (1726) by Léonor Jean Christine Soulas d'Allainval.

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