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Added 9 October 2026

affluence

/ˈæf.lu.əns/ noun

Latin root: affluentia Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about affluence at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Abundant wealth.
they studied forerunners of richness or poverty

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.

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