Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An abundance of wealth.

    His affluence was surpassed by no man.

    Überfluss, Reichtum

    изоби́лиеizobílije, бога́тствоbogátstvo

  2. (countable, uncountable)A moderate level of wealth.

    They had achieved affluence, but aspired to true wealth.

    Wohlstand

  3. (countable, uncountable)An influx.

  4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)An abundant flow or supply.

    abundant wealth

Examples

6 sentences
  1. True affluence is to not need anything.

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  2. They were a rich, noble family, born in affluence and nurtured in luxury.

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  3. Live in affluence.

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  4. Affluence leads to chagrin.

    deÜberfluss macht Verdruss.

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  5. The affluence of the United States is often contrasted with the poverty of undeveloped countries.

    ruДостаток в США часто контрастирует с бедностью в малоразвитых странах.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
abundance of wealth:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
abundance of wealth:
moderate level of wealth:

Origin

From Old French affluence, from Latin affluentia.

From Old French affluence, from Latin affluentia.

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Forms

plural: affluences
Singularaffluence
Pluralaffluences

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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