affluence
noun/ˈæf.lu.əns/
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.
1
Obsolete An abundant flow or supply.
2
An abundance of wealth.
- His affluence was surpassed by no man.
3
A moderate level of wealth.
- They had achieved affluence, but aspired to true wealth.
4
An influx.
- Synonyms
- richdom
- Antonyms
- indigence
- Derived terms
- affluence of incohol, affluenza, nonaffluence, superaffluence
- Related terms
- affluent