affluence
nounEtymology
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.
- derived from affluentia
- derived from affluence
Definitions
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.
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An influx.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at affluence. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at affluence. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
6 hops · closes at affluence
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA