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opulence

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɒp.jʊl.əns/

noun

Etymology: From French opulence, from Latin opulentia.

  1. Wealth.
  2. Abundance, bounty, profusion.
  3. Ostentatious display of wealth and luxury; plushness.

    There in full Opulence a Banker dwelt, Who all the Joys and Pangs of Riches felt; His Side-board glitter’d with imagin’d Plate; And his proud Fancy held a vaſt Eſtate.

    The most meritorious persons have always … been removed from opulence.