affluence
noun
- abundance of valuable financial assets or physical possessions which can be converted into a form that can be used for transactions
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈæf.lu.əns/
noun
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 indigentia meant “poverty” or “lack” in Latin.
- An abundant flow or supply.
- An abundance of wealth.
“His affluence was surpassed by no man.”
- A moderate level of wealth.
“They had achieved affluence, but aspired to true wealth.”
- An influx.