affluence
An abundant flow or supply.
Noun
- 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.
Synonyms: ease
- An influx.
Origin
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.