affluence
Meanings
Plural: affluences
Noun
- abundant wealth
- An abundant flow or supply.
- An abundance of wealth.
- A moderate level of wealth.
- An influx.
Origin / 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 indigent meant “poor” in Latin.
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
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Words With Friends Score: 21
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