opulence
Extravagant material abundance
Opulence is great wealth or luxuriousness, especially when displayed lavishly.
The word emphasizes visible abundance—gilded furnishings, sumptuous fabrics, extravagant surroundings: The opulence of the palace overwhelmed visitors.
Unlike mere wealth, opulence suggests richness you can see and touch: She lived in opulence while her workers barely scraped by.
Vulgar flaunting of means
- showinessOstentatious display quality
- flamboyanceShowy, confident style
- pompOstentatious display of dignity
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
glitz · glamour · spectacle · flashiness · gaudiness · swank · bling · embellishment
Extreme costly elegance
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- plushnessSoft, rich texture
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
indulgence · elegance · refinement · yacht · caviar · champagne · penthouse · limousine
ostentation
Vulgar flaunting of means
- showinessOstentatious display quality
- flamboyanceShowy, confident style
- pompOstentatious display of dignity
pageantry · glitz · glamour · spectacle · flashiness · gaudiness · swank · bling · embellishment · ornamentation
sumptuousness
Extreme costly elegance
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- plushnessSoft, rich texture
decadence · indulgence · elegance · refinement · yacht · caviar · champagne · penthouse · limousine · chandelier
magnificence
Impressive beauty or scale
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- majestyImpressive supreme dignity
- palatialLavishly grand and spacious
regal · stately · gilded · ornate · baroque · rococo · marble · tapestry · brocade · bejeweled
riches
Abundant valuable possessions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- abundanceAmple supply, overflowing
treasure · assets · capital · inheritance · endowment · holdings · estate · finances · resources · money
- aestheticsaesthetics, aesthetic, beauty, beautiful, ugly
- elegantchic, stylish, refined, tasteful, elegant
- grandeurmagnificence, majesty, splendor, grandness, greatness
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
- indulgenceindulgence, indulge, indulgent, self-indulgent, overindulgence
- luxuryluxury, wealth, luxurious, deluxe, penthouse suite
opulencepoverty
Severe lack of resources
destitution · indigence · penury · impoverishment · pauperism
opulencesimplicity
Lack of complexity
austerity · minimalism · plainness · spareness · restraint