affluence
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈæf.lu.əns/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]affluence (countable and uncountable, plural affluences)
- (obsolete) An abundant flow or supply.
- An abundance of wealth.
- His affluence was surpassed by no man.
- A moderate level of wealth.
- They had achieved affluence, but aspired to true wealth.
- An influx.
Synonyms
[edit]- richdom
- See also Thesaurus:wealth
Antonyms
[edit]- See also Thesaurus:poverty
- indigence
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]abundance of wealth
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin affluentia.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]affluence f (plural affluences)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “affluence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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