AFFLUENCE - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

abundant wealth

Example: they studied forerunners of richness or poverty; the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty

Categories: Wealth, Wealthiness

The word "affluence" comes from Latin affluentia, which comes from Old French affluence.

indigence – A related word in the same word family.

Many Latin words entered English twice—once through French and once through direct borrowing.