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- DictionaryAf·flu·ence/ˈaˌflo͞oəns/
noun
- 1. the state of having a great deal of money; wealth: "a sign of our growing affluence"
the state of having a lot of money or owning many things: What we are seeing increasingly is a society of private affluence and public squalor. The nation's affluence has made two- and even three-car families the norm. Synonym. wealth (MONEY) See. affluent. Fewer examples. Most Americans continue to enjoy considerable affluence.
Affluence means great wealth and abundance, such as the great riches found by ancient explorers who exploited the new worlds of North and South America. The roots of the word affluence are recognizable in the Latin affluentia, which refers to something that flows toward (someone).
1. A plentiful supply of material goods; wealth. 2. A great quantity; an abundance. 3. A flowing to or toward a point; afflux. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
5 days ago · 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.
Definition of affluence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
6 days ago · 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. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
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. See more. Recommended videos. Powered by AnyClip. AnyClip Product Demo 2022.
