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affluence

/ˈæf.lu.əns/

affluence noun: an abundant flow or supply.

Noun

affluence (countable and uncountable, plural affluences)

  1. (obsolete) An abundant flow or supply.
  2. An abundance of wealth.
    • His affluence was surpassed by no man.
  3. A moderate level of wealth.
    • They had achieved affluence, but aspired to true wealth.
    Synonyms:
    ease
  4. An influx.

affluence meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

affluence in Hindi

abundance of wealth
समृद्धि samŕddhi, संपन्नता sampannatā

affluence in Tamil

செழிப்பு, செழுமை, வளமை, செல்வம், செல்வ வசதி

affluence in Marathi

affluence
ऐश्वर्य aiśvarya

affluence in Urdu

affluence
ثروت sarvat
More languagesFewer languages
affluence in Bengali
প্রাচুর্য, সমৃদ্ধি
affluence in Malayalam
ഒഴുക്ക്, സമ്പത്ത്, ഭാഗ്യം, സമൃദ്ധി
affluence in Kannada
ವೈಭವ vaibhava
affluence in Odia
ବିଭୂତି bibhuti, ଦୌଲତ daulata, ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧ sambandha
affluence in Arabic
ثَرْوَة ṯarwa

Synonyms of affluence

Antonyms

Forms of affluence

pluralaffluences

Origin of affluence

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 indigentia meant “poverty” or “lack” in Latin.

Words formed from affluence

Questions about affluence

What does affluence mean?
Affluence means an abundant flow or supply.
What is affluence in Hindi?
Affluence in Hindi is समृद्धि (samŕddhi), संपन्नता (sampannatā). See Affluence meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is affluence?
Affluence is a noun.
How do you pronounce affluence?
Affluence is pronounced /ˈæf.lu.əns/.
What is the plural of affluence?
The plural of affluence is affluences.

Words near affluence in the dictionary

  1. afflictress
  2. afflictresses
  3. afflicts
  4. afflouncement
  5. afflouncements
  6. affluence
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  8. affluences
  9. affluencies
  10. affluency
  11. affluent

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Adapted from Wiktionary: affluence (page history and authors); affluence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ऐश्वर्य (Marathi) (page history and authors); ثروت (Urdu) (page history and authors); affluence (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); affluence (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ವೈಭವ (Kannada) (page history and authors); ଦୌଲତ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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