affluence
English
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæf.lu.əns/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
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
- richdom
- See also Thesaurus:wealth
Antonyms
- See also Thesaurus:poverty
- indigence
Derived terms
- affluence of incohol
- affluenza
- superaffluence
Related terms
- affluent
Translations
abundance of wealth
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moderate level of wealth
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French
Etymology
From Latin affluentia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.fly.ɑ̃s/
Audio (file)
Noun
affluence f (plural affluences)
- crowds
- abundance
Derived terms
- heure d'affluence
Related terms
- affluent
- affluer
Further reading
- “affluence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.