affluence

Having great riches

Affluence is wealth, especially the comfortable kind that allows for ease and luxury.

The word often describes a general state of prosperity rather than specific riches: suburban affluence, an era of affluence.

Someone living in affluence has more than enough money to meet their needs and desires.

wealth

riches

Abundant valuable possessions

money · investments · savings · estate · funds · holdings · resources · finances · revenue · dividends

luxury

opulence

Showy, abundant prosperity

decadence · grandeur · magnificence · splendor · elegance · plushness · richness · ornate · gilded · palatial

prosperity

abundance

Ample supply, overflowing

plenty · success · well-being · growth · advancement · progress · bounty · fruitful · productive · profitable

status

prestige

Reputation commanding admiration

nobility · upper-class · gentry · socialite · blue-blood · patrician · bourgeoisie · oligarchy · pedigree · gentility

inheritance

bequest

Gift left by will

legacy · patrimony · heirloom · benefaction · settlement · succession · birthright · dowry · dynasty

influence

power

Energy transfer rate

  • cloutInformal power or punch
  • leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
  • swayRock back and forth

patronage · philanthropy · donor · backing · connections · access · lobbying · policymaking · benefactor

Categories
Opposites
wealth/economic status

affluencepoverty

Severe lack of resources

destitution · indigence · penury · impoverishment · want

resource availability

affluencescarcity

Insufficiency of something needed

lack · need · shortage · insufficiency · dearth

flow/movement

affluenceoutflow

Fluid exiting a system

outpouring · efflux · exodus · emigration · flight

Phrases
Family

affluent, affluently

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G