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Treasure trove

n. joyful, thoughtful warm

What it means

A rich collection containing many valuable, useful, or fascinating things.

Reach for it when praising abundance within a collection rather than one isolated find

The donated notebooks are a treasure trove of regional planting knowledge.

Words to choose between 6

By register, from playful at the top to literary at the bottom. Tap a word to see when it fits.
playful
warm
  • Treasure trove (this word)
professional
formal
literary

  • playful

    Aladdin's cave

    Fits when dazzling profusion suits informal British speech

    Careful The cultural reference may be unfamiliar or feel exoticizing.

  • playful

    goldmine

    Fits when a source yields unusually useful information or opportunity

    Careful Goldmine emphasizes exploitation or gain and may undervalue cultural care.

  • professional

    cache

    Fits when stored items or data have been uncovered together

    Careful Cache can be secret, technical, or temporary without being valuable.

  • professional

    rich resource

    Fits when usefulness should sound measured and accessible

    Careful Rich resource is broad and lacks the pleasure of discovery.

  • formal

    repository

    Fits when an organized place of storage is the important fact

    Careful A repository can be comprehensive but dull or low-value.

  • literary

    cornucopia

    Fits when overflowing variety deserves ornate abundance imagery

    Careful Cornucopia is grand and does not imply careful organization.

Opposites 3

  • dearth
  • empty store
  • scant collection

Common phrases 3

  • treasure trove of information

    The oral-history index is a treasure trove of information for researchers.

  • hidden treasure trove

    Renovation uncovered a hidden treasure trove of theater posters.

  • digital treasure trove

    The digital treasure trove includes searchable letters and maps.

Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated