affluence

[af-loo-uhns, uh-floo-]

noun

1. abundance of money, property, and other material goods; riches; wealth.

2. an abundant supply, as of thoughts or words; profusion.

3. a flowing to or toward; afflux.

affluence

/ ˈæflʊəns /

noun

1. an abundant supply of money, goods, or property; wealth

2. rare,  abundance or profusion

Other Word Forms

• subaffluence noun
• superaffluence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of affluence¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin affluentia, equivalent to af- af- + flu- flow + -entia -ence

Example Sentences

Among Generation Z, affluence also takes priority over family, and for men, romantic love takes priority.

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Kadens, who grew up in Toledo, Ohio, before moving to Chicago, is tapping into what CSU President Z Scott calls students’ growing interest in self-made affluence, fueled partly by social media.

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There are those who come to the city in search of the limelight and affluence.

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"We see a lot of affluence - a lot of wealth - and that's not something that you see a huge amount on screen in Wales."

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I thought I wanted a piece of all that; not so much the affluence, but the ease with which he moved through the world with money and social strata no deterrence.

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Related Words

• abundance 
• prosperity