affluence

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæf.lu.əns/ === Noun === affluence (countable and uncountable, plural affluences) (obsolete) An abundant flow or supply. An abundance of wealth. A moderate level of wealth. Synonym: ease An influx. ==== Synonyms ==== richdom See also Thesaurus:wealth ==== Antonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:poverty indigence ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== affluent ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From Latin affluentia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.fly.ɑ̃s/ === Noun === affluence f (plural affluences) crowds abundance ==== Derived terms ==== heure d'affluence ==== Related terms ==== affluent affluer === Further reading === “affluence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012