affluence

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈæf.lu.əns/

NounEdit

affluence (uncountable)

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.

   The had achieved affluence, but aspired to true wealth.

4. An influx.

SynonymsEdit

• richdom
• See also Wikisaurus:wealth

AntonymsEdit

• See also Wikisaurus:poverty
• indigence

Derived termsEdit

• affluenza

Related termsEdit

• affluent

TranslationsEdit

NounEdit

affluence f (plural affluences)

1. crowds
2. abundance

Derived termsEdit

• heure d'affluence

Related termsEdit

• affluer

External linksEdit

• “affluence” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).