Opulence

//ˈɒp.jʊl.əns// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Wealth. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living wordnet
  3. 3
    Abundance, bounty, profusion. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Ostentatious display of wealth and luxury; plushness. countable, uncountable

    "There in full Opulence a Banker dwelt, Who all the Joys and Pangs of Riches felt; His Side-board glitter’d with imagin’d Plate; And his proud Fancy held a vaſt Eſtate."

Example

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"There in full Opulence a Banker dwelt, Who all the Joys and Pangs of Riches felt; His Side-board glitter’d with imagin’d Plate; And his proud Fancy held a vaſt Eſtate."

Etymology

From French opulence, from Latin opulentia.

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