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opulence

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op·u·lence  (py-lns) also op·u·len·cy (-ln-s)
n.
1. Wealth; affluence.
2. Great abundance; profusion.
Opulence a wealth or abundance.
Examples: opulence of hair, 1878; of flesh, 1896.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.opulenceopulence - wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
luxuriousness, sumptuousness, luxury
wealth, wealthiness - the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence"
opulence
noun
1. luxury, riches, wealth, splendour, prosperity, richness, affluence, voluptuousness, lavishness, sumptuousness, luxuriance the opulence of the hotel's sumptuous interior
2. wealth, means, riches (informal), capital, resources, assets, fortune, substance, prosperity, affluence, easy circumstances, prosperousness He is surrounded by possessions which testify to his opulence.
wealth want, lack, poverty, privation, penury, indigence, impecuniousness
Translations
opulence [ˈɒpjʊləns] N → opulencia f
opulence [ˈɒpjʊləns] n [building] → opulence f
(= wealth) → opulence f
opulence
n no pl → Reichtum m; (of person’s appearance also) → Wohlhabenheit f; (of clothes, building, room) → Prunk m, → Stattlichkeit f; (of car, chairs, carpet) → Feudalität f; (of décor, lifestyle, vegetation) → Üppigkeit f; (of figure) → Üppigkeit f, → Fülligkeit f; to live in opulence → im Überfluss leben
opulence [ˈɒpjʊləns] n → opulenza
opulence [ˈɒpjʊləns] n → opulenza


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And so constantly do they abide and act by this maxim, that, in every parish almost in the kingdom, there is a kind of confederacy ever carrying on against a certain person of opulence called the squire, whose property is considered as free-booty by all his poor neighbours; who, as they conclude that there is no manner of guilt in such depredations, look upon it as a point of honour and moral obligation to conceal, and to preserve each other from punishment on all such occasions.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
I did not know whether it was well written or not; I never thought about that; it was simply there in its vast entirety, its inexhaustible opulence, and I was rich in it beyond the dreams of avarice.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
From this succession of excellent objects we learn at last the immensity of the world, the opulence of human nature, which can run out to infinitude in any direction.
Essays, First Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo View in context
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