affluence

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: af=flu=ence

CIDE DICTIONARY

affluence, n. [F. affluence, L. affluentia, fr. affluens, p. pr. of affluere to flow to; ad + fluere to flow. See Flux.].

•  A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx.  [1913 Webster]

  "The affluence of young nobles from hence into Spain."  [1913 Webster]

  "There is an unusual affluence of strangers this year."  [1913 Webster]
•  An abundant supply, as of thought, words, feelings, etc.; profusion; also, abundance of property; wealth.  [1913 Webster]

  "And old age of elegance, affluence, and ease."  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- Abundance; riches; profusion; exuberance; plenty; wealth; opulence.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

affluence, n. an abundant supply of money, commodities, etc.; wealth.

Etymology

ME f. F f. L affluentia f. affluere: see AFFLUENT

THESAURUS

affluence

Easy Street, abundance, afflux, affluxion, ample sufficiency, ampleness, amplitude, assets, avalanche, bed of roses, bonanza, bottomless purse, bountifulness, bountiousness, bulging purse, bumper crop, clover, comfort, concourse, confluence, conflux, copiousness, course, crosscurrent, current, defluxion, downflow, downpour, drift, driftage, ease, easy circumstances, embarras de richesses, extravagance, exuberance, felicity, fertility, fleshpots, flood, flow, flowing, fluency, flux, foison, fortune, full measure, fullness, generosity, generousness, gold, gracious life, gracious living, great abundance, great plenty, gush, handsome fortune, happiness, high income, high tax bracket, independence, indraft, indrawing, inflooding, inflow, influx, influxion, inpour, inrun, inrush, landslide, lap of luxury, lavishness, liberality, liberalness, life of ease, loaves and fishes, lots, lucre, luxuriance, luxuriousness, luxury, mammon, material wealth, maximum, mill run, millrace, money, money to burn, moneybags, more than enough, much, myriad, myriads, numerousness, onrush, onward course, opulence, opulency, outflow, outpouring, overflow, pelf, plenitude, plenteousness, plentifulness, plenty, possessions, prevalence, prodigality, productiveness, profuseness, profusion, property, prosperity, prosperousness, quantities, race, repleteness, repletion, rich harvest, rich vein, riches, richness, riot, riotousness, run, rush, scads, security, set, shower, six-figure income, spate, stream, substance, substantiality, substantialness, success, superabundance, surge, teemingness, the affluent life, the good life, thriving condition, tide, treasure, trend, undercurrent, undertow, upper bracket, upward mobility, velvet, water flow, weal, wealth, wealthiness, welfare, well-being

ROGET THESAURUS

affluence

Sufficiency

N sufficiency, adequacy, enough, withal, satisfaction, competence, no less, quantum sufficit, Q, S, mediocrity, fill, fullness, plenitude, plenty, abundance, copiousness, amplitude, galore, lots, profusion, full measure, good measure pressed down and running, over, luxuriance, affluence, fat of the land, a land flowing with milk and honey, cornucopia, horn of plenty, horn of Amalthaea, mine, outpouring, flood, tide, repletion, satiety, sufficient, enough, adequate, up to the mark, commensurate, competent, satisfactory, valid, tangible, measured, moderate, full, ample, plenty, plentiful, plenteous, plenty as blackberries, copious, abundant, abounding, replete, enough and to spare, flush, choke-full, chock-full, well-stocked, well- provided, liberal, unstinted, unstinting, stintless, without stint, unsparing, unmeasured, lavish, wholesale, rich, luxuriant, affluent, wantless, big with, unexhausted, unwasted, exhaustless, inexhaustible, sufficiently, amply Adj, full, in abundance, with no sparing hand, to one's heart's content, ad libitum, without stint, cut and come again, das Beste ist gut genug.

Prosperity

N prosperity, welfare, well-being, affluence, success, thrift, roaring trade, good fortune, smiles of fortune, blessings, godsend, luck, good luck, run of luck, sunshine, fair weather, fair wind, palmy days, bright days, halcyon days, piping times, tide, flood, high tide, Saturnia regna, Saturnian age, golden time, golden age, bed of roses, fat city, fat of the land, milk and honey, loaves and fishes, made man, lucky dog, enfant gate, spoiled child of fortune, upstart, parvenu, skipjack, mushroom, prosperous, thriving, in a fair way, buoyant, well off, well to do, well to do in the world, set up, at one's ease, rich, in good case, in full, in high feather, fortunate, lucky, in luck, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, born under a lucky star, on the sunny side of the hedge, auspicious, propitious, providential, palmy, halcyon, agreeable, couleur de rose, prosperously, swimmingly, as good luck would have it, beyond all hope, one's star in the ascendant, all for the best, one's course runs smooth, chacun est l'artisan de sa fortune, donec eris felix multos numerabis amicos, felicitas multos habet amicos, felix se nescit amari, good luck go with thee, nulli est homini perpetuum bonum.

Wealth

N wealth, riches, fortune, handsome fortune, opulence, affluence, good circumstances, easy circumstances, independence, competence, solvency, provision, livelihood, maintenance, alimony, dowry, means, resources, substance, property, command of money, income, capital, money, round sum, mint of money, mine of wealth, El Dorado, bonanza, Pacatolus, Golconda, Potosi, long purse, full purse, well lined purse, heavy purse, deep pockets, purse of Fortunatus, embarras de richesses, pelf, Mammon, lucre, filthy lucre, loaves and fishes, rich man, moneyed man, warm man, man of substance, capitalist, millionaire, tippybob, Nabob, Croesus, idas, Plutus, Dives, Timon of Athens, Timocracy, Plutocracy, Danae, wealthy, rich, affluent, opulent, moneyed, monied, worth much, well to do, well off, warm, comfortable, well, well provided for, made of money, rich as Croesus, filthy rich, rich as a Jew, rolling in riches, rolling in wealth, flush, flush of cash, flush of money, flush of tin, in funds, in cash, in full feather, solvent, pecunious, out of debt, in the black, all straight, one's ship coming in, amour fait beaucoup mais argent fait tout, love does much but money does everything, aurea rumpunt tecta quietem, magna servitus ist magna fortuna, mammon, the least erected spirit that fell from Heaven, opum furiata cupido, vera prosperita e non aver necessita, wie gewonnen so zerronnen.