opulence

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US /ˈɒp.jʊl.əns/
noun Freq #48750

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Ostentatious display of wealth and luxury; plushness.

    There in full Opulence a Banker dwelt, Who all the Joys and Pangs of Riches felt; His Side-board glitter’d with imagin’d Plate; And his proud Fancy held a vaſt Eſtate.

  2. 2
    noun

    wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

  3. 3
    noun

    Wealth.

  4. 4
    noun

    Abundance, bounty, profusion.

Etymology

From French opulence, from Latin opulentia.

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Synonyms
2 noun · wealth as evidenced by... luxury
Word family
Related forms opulent

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