affluence

Pronunciation: /ˈæf.lu.əns/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun abundant wealth

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

richness

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
wealth
Narrower (hyponyms)
ease

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