affluence C2+ Topic:Money & Finance US /ˈæfluəns/ UK /ˈæfluəns/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like effluence /ɛ/ vs /æ/ Meanings 1 noun an abundance of wealth or material possessions The neighborhood's affluence was evident in its manicured lawns. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an abundance of wealth or... wealthprosperityrichnessopulenceabundanceplentyriches ↔ Opposites povertydestitutionpenurywantindigence Word family Related forms affluentfluentconfluencefluid Etymology AI details From Old French affluence, from Latin affluentia ('a flowing toward, abundance'), from affluere ('to flow toward'), from ad ('to') + fluere ('to flow'). affluentia Latin fluere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # affluence **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæfluəns/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæfluəns/ ## Meanings 1. an abundance of wealth or material possessions ## Examples - The neighborhood's affluence was evident in its manicured lawns. ## Synonyms - wealth - prosperity - richness - opulence - abundance - plenty - riches ## Antonyms - poverty - destitution - penury - want - indigence ## Related Forms - affluent - fluent - confluence - fluid ## Roots and Affixes - Root: affluentia - Root: fluere ## Etymology From Old French affluence, from Latin affluentia ('a flowing toward, abundance'), from affluere ('to flow toward'), from ad ('to') + fluere ('to flow'). ## AI Etymology Affluence is from Old French affluence, from Latin affluentia ('a flowing toward, abundance'), from affluere ('to flow toward'), from ad ('to') + fluere ('to flow'). Important recorded forms include affluentia (Latin) and fluere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers an abundance of wealth or material possessions. The wider family includes related words such as affluent, fluent, confluence, and fluid. ## Topics - Money & Finance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown