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affluence

affluence

14 6.3
A lot of money and valuable things that a person or place has
  • noun
  • /ˈæfluəns/
translation icon : riqueza
  • In this note, I provide an overview of the geography of affluence in the United States.
  • level of affluence
  • material affluence
  • rising affluence

Moreover, leaders all presumed that economic growth and post war affluence would go on forever.

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Examples

  • My early years in India were ones of privilege and affluence.

    Academic text (2015)
  • In a period of buoyant economic expansion and spreading affluence, the number of African Americans living in poverty plunged.

    Academic text (1997)
  • We are fast rising from affluence to poverty.

  • I'm not from a family of great affluence.

  • Why does affluence make people less inclined to have children?

  • In the case of environmental destruction, the more material affluence we produce, the more degraded our natural environment becomes.

    Academic text (1991)
  • However, not all suburban areas are wealthy, and the regional dimension to the geography of affluence is pronounced.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The oil boom of the 1970s generated affluence and induced a false sense of modernization.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The city has seen a remarkable increase in affluence over the past decade, with many new businesses opening.

  • Her family's affluence allowed her to travel to exotic destinations each summer.

Synonyms

wealth
vsaffluence
507 1.3

A large amount of money and valuable things that a person or country owns

focuses on being materially well off as an overall condition
means
vsaffluence
255 3.9

Money or property that someone has

covers broader material abundance beyond merely available funds
prosperity
vsaffluence
195 3.7

A time when people or a country have money and success

is limited to material abundance without implying wider success
opulence
vsaffluence
9 7.7

A large amount of money and very expensive things that show wealth

means having abundance without stressing showiness or extravagance
riches
vsaffluence
5 1.4

A large amount of money and valuable things

is about the general state of having abundant material resources
richness
vsaffluence
4 3.2

A situation of having a lot of money or valuable things

highlights the wider social idea of having plenty rather than just assets
wealthiness
vsaffluence
3.7

Having a lot of money and expensive things like houses or cars

is the common term for that general material well being

Antonyms

550 2.0

A situation of having very little money and few things

A lack of skill, experience, or resources needed for a job

How Wealthy

opulence
9 7.7
riches
5 1.4
affluence
14 6.3
wealth
507 1.3
prosperity
195 3.7

Surface Forms

affluence singular
affluences plural

Morphology

affluence = affluent (transparent) = affluent + ence

The noun denotes the state or quality expressed by the adjective 'affluent' using the standard nominal suffix '-ence', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

The word affluence comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and fluere 'to flow'. Think of money or goods 'flowing' to someone—this image explains why affluence means having a large amount of wealth or things.