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Affluence

//ˈæf.lu.əns// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An abundant flow or supply. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  2. 2
    abundant wealth wordnet
  3. 3
    An abundance of wealth. countable, uncountable

    "His affluence was surpassed by no man."

  4. 4
    A moderate level of wealth. countable, uncountable

    "They had achieved affluence, but aspired to true wealth."

  5. 5
    An influx. countable, uncountable

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 indigent meant “poor” in Latin.

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