Affluence : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Affluence	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Affluence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
affluence n abundant wealth; "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty" Synonym(s): affluence, richness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Affluence \Af"fluence\, n. [F. affluence, L. affluentia, fr. affluens, p. pr. of affluere to flow to; ad + fluere to flow. See {Flux}.] 1. A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx. The affluence* of young nobles from hence into Spain. --Wotton. There is an unusual affluence of strangers this year. --Carlyle. 2. An abundant supply, as of thought, words, feelings, etc.; profusion; also, abundance of property; wealth. And old age of elegance, affluence, and ease. --Coldsmith. Syn: Abundance; riches; profusion; exuberance; plenty; wealth; opulence.