affluence
[ af-loo-uhns or, often, uh-floo- ]
noun
abundance of money, property, and other material goods; riches; wealth.
an abundant supply, as of thoughts or words; profusion.
a flowing to or toward; afflux.
Origin of affluence
1Other words from affluence
- sub·af·flu·ence, noun
- su·per·af·flu·ence, noun
Words that may be confused with affluence
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How to use affluence in a sentence
A composer to be great must live with his fellows, and open his soul to human affluences.
Haydn | J. Cuthbert Hadden
British Dictionary definitions for affluence
affluence
/ (ˈæflʊəns) /
noun
an abundant supply of money, goods, or property; wealth
rare abundance or profusion
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