opulence

Definition

Wealth.

Etymology

From French opulence, from Latin opulentia.

Example Sentences

• "There in full Opulence a Banker dwelt, Who all the Joys and Pangs of Riches felt; His Side-board glitter’d with imagin’d Plate; And his proud Fancy held a vaſt Eſtate."
• "The most meritorious persons have always … been removed from opulence."

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