affluence

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/ˈæf.lu.əns/

noun

An abundant flow or supply.

“His affluence was surpassed by no man.”

Similar
easerichdomrichness
Opposite
indigence
OriginOld French affluence ← Latin affluentia →
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Meanings

nounaffluence (countable and uncountable, plural affluences)

plural affluences

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableAn abundant flow or supply.
  2. countableuncountableAn abundance of wealth.

    His affluence was surpassed by no man.

  3. countableuncountableA moderate level of wealth.

    They had achieved affluence, but aspired to true wealth.

    Synonyms: ease

  4. countableuncountableAn influx.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA moderate level of wealth.

Similar
ease
Similar
richdom
Opposite
indigence

More synonyms by meaning

nounabundant wealth

Similar
richness
Broader
wealthwealthiness
Also see
abundanceeasefortuneprosperityrichnesswealth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinaffluentia
  2. Old Frenchaffluence
  3. Englishaffluence

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.

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Translations

Arabic ثَرْوَة
  • ثَرْوَة (ṯarwa)abundance of wealth
Bulgarian богатство, охолство
  • богатство (bogatstvo)abundance of wealth
  • охолство (oholstvo)abundance of wealth
  • благосъстояние (blagosăstojanie)moderate level of wealth
Chinese Mandarin 富裕, 富足
  • 富裕 (fùyù)abundance of wealth
  • 富足 (fùzú)abundance of wealth
Czech bohatství
  • bohatstvíabundance of wealth
Dutch rijkdom
  • rijkdomabundance of wealth
Finnish rikkaus, varakkuus
  • rikkausabundance of wealth
  • varakkuusmoderate level of wealth
French opulence
  • opulenceabundance of wealth
German Überfluss, Reichtum
  • Überflussabundance of wealth
  • Reichtumabundance of wealth
  • Wohlstandmoderate level of wealth
Greek ευμάρεια
  • ευμάρεια (evmáreia)abundance of wealth
Hindi समृद्धि, संपन्नता
  • समृद्धि (samŕddhi)abundance of wealth
  • संपन्नता (sampannatā)abundance of wealth
Italian ricchezza, opulenza
  • ricchezzaabundance of wealth
  • opulenzaabundance of wealth
  • abbondanzaabundance of wealth
Japanese 裕福
  • 裕福 (yūfuku)abundance of wealth
Māori houkuratanga
  • houkuratangaabundance of wealth
Polish dostatek, bogactwo
  • dostatekabundance of wealth
  • bogactwoabundance of wealth
Portuguese afluência
  • afluênciaabundance of wealth
Russian изоби́лие, бога́тство
  • изоби́лие (izobílije)abundance of wealth
  • бога́тство (bogátstvo)abundance of wealth
Slovak bohatstvo
  • bohatstvoabundance of wealth
Spanish abundancia, afluencia
  • abundanciaabundance of wealth
  • afluenciaabundance of wealth
  • prosperidadabundance of wealth
Turkish varlıklılık, varsıllık
  • varlıklılıkabundance of wealth
  • varsıllıkabundance of wealth
  • zenginlikabundance of wealth
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APA

affluence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affluence

MLA

“affluence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affluence. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affluence,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affluence.

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