Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A plentiful supply of material goods; wealth.
- noun A great quantity; an abundance.
- noun A flowing to or toward a point; afflux.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A flowing to; a concourse; afflux.
- noun Figuratively, an abundant supply, as of thoughts, words, etc.; a profusion, as of riches; hence, abundance of material goods; wealth.
- noun Synonyms Wealth, Riches, etc. (see
opulence ); exuberance, profusion, overflow; fortune, prosperity, ample means. See list underabundance .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx.
- noun An abundant supply, as of thought, words, feelings, etc.; profusion; also, abundance of property; wealth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete An abundant flow or supply.
- noun An abundance of
wealth . - noun A moderate level of wealth.
- noun An
influx .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun abundant wealth
Etymologies
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Examples
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Lower than average taxes and higher than average economic freedoms have produced through exponential growth a nation so awash in affluence our biggest problems are obesity, smoking, and car accidents and our political discussion revolve around how to dole out care for these diseases of affluence.
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Perhaps it has something to do with herding behavior: buying increasingly larger houses, expensive cars, and other trappings of affluence is what most people seem to do - after all, it represents the American Dream.
Money and Happiness, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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It also alludes to the idea of affluence, and the disordering effect of affluence is one of the ideas of the book, too.
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Stories crop up of "rich" homes being looted and trashed when left unattended, particularly in places such as the Lake Chapala area where the mark of gringo affluence is starkly visible to anyone driving or walking along some streets.
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Stories crop up of "rich" homes being looted and trashed when left unattended, particularly in places such as the Lake Chapala area where the mark of gringo affluence is starkly visible to anyone driving or walking along some streets.
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I would have no problem recasting this in that way but affluence is not evenly spread between the States nor between the political parties.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Do ‘Family Values’ Weaken Families?” 2010
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My affluence is not related to their suffering as if there are resources just laying around for the lazy poor to go pick up.
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Americans have deep social problems, proving that affluence is no cure for same.
guns 2007
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Yes, the responsibility of affluence is great indeed.
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We know that the present world population of about three billion people is living, whether in affluence or hardship, due to the efforts of an active population of approximately one billion.
Napoleon FailedWill We Succeed? (Towards a United States of Europe) 1967
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