affluence

C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances

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... wealth prosperity richness opulence abundance plenty riches

Opposites

poverty destitution penury want indigence

Word family

Related forms affluent fluent confluence fluid

Etymology

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

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Topics

Materials & Substances Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Materials & Substances
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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