affluence
Plural: affluences
Noun
- abundant wealth
- An abundant flow or supply.
- An abundance of wealth.
- A moderate level of wealth.
- An influx.
Examples
- His affluence was surpassed by no man.
- They had achieved affluence, but aspired to true wealth.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French affluence, from Latin affluentia.
Only relation to antonym indigence is common Latinate suffix; affluence only acquired sense of wealth in 16th century English and French, while indigent meant “poor” in Latin.
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
affluence: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordaffluence: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
affluence: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 21
affluence: valid Words With Friends Word