affluence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈæf.lu.əns/
Etymology
From Old French affluence, from Latin affluentia. Only relation to antonym indigence is common Latinate suffix; affluence only acquired sense of wealth in 16th century English and French, while indigentia meant “poverty” or “lack” in Latin.
Meanings
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) An abundant flow or supply.
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(countable, uncountable) An abundance of wealth.
His affluence was surpassed by no man.
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(countable, uncountable) A moderate level of wealth.
They had achieved affluence, but aspired to true wealth.
- (countable, uncountable) An influx.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| affluences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
affluenza · nonaffluence · superaffluence · affluence of incohol
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (36)
ru бога́тство (abundance of wealth) · hi समृद्धि (abundance of wealth) · tr varsıllık (abundance of wealth) · pl dostatek (abundance of wealth) · tr varlıklılık (abundance of wealth) · hi संपन्नता (abundance of wealth) · de Wohlstand (moderate level of wealth) · nl rijkdom (abundance of wealth) · sh ȉmūćnōst (abundance of wealth) · es afluencia (abundance of wealth) · mi houkuratanga (abundance of wealth) · sh и̏мӯћно̄ст (abundance of wealth) · it abbondanza (abundance of wealth) · it ricchezza (abundance of wealth) · bg богатство (abundance of wealth) · fi varakkuus (moderate level of wealth) · tr zenginlik (abundance of wealth) · it opulenza (abundance of wealth) · sk bohatstvo (abundance of wealth) · ja 裕福 (abundance of wealth) · pl bogactwo (abundance of wealth) · ru изоби́лие (abundance of wealth) · bg благосъстояние (moderate level of wealth) · es abundancia (abundance of wealth) · el ευμάρεια (abundance of wealth) · de Überfluss (abundance of wealth) · de Reichtum (abundance of wealth) · fi rikkaus (abundance of wealth) · fr opulence (abundance of wealth) · cmn 富足 (abundance of wealth) · ar ثَرْوَة (abundance of wealth) · pt afluência (abundance of wealth) · es prosperidad (abundance of wealth) · cs bohatství (abundance of wealth) · cmn 富裕 (abundance of wealth) · bg охолство (abundance of wealth)