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opulence

UK/ˈɒp.jʊl.əns/US/ˈɒp.jʊl.əns/
nounC2Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,981 of 15,258neutral

Opulence is great wealth shown off in luxury. The opulence of the palace, sheer opulence, opulence and excess.

The showing is essential, since opulence is wealth made visible rather than wealth held quietly. It belongs to interiors and to descriptions of courts.

Definitions of opulence

  1. 1nounopulenceGreat wealth shown off in luxury.C2

    “The opulence of the wedding, with champagne fountains and a live orchestra, shocked the guests.”

opulence is a wealth.

Where it comes from

Latin opulentia comes from opulentus, rich, from ops, wealth or power.

  1. Proto-Indo-European

    *h₃ep-

  2. Latin

    opulentia

  3. French

    opulence

  4. English, today

    opulence

From French opulence, from Latin opulentia.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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opulence in the wild

  • Renovations in 1999 and 2007 restored the space to its original opulence at a total cost of nearly $2 million.

    Campbell Apartment

  • The Mayfair Inn was a 155-room resort hotel on the shores of Lake Monroe in Sanford, Florida known for its opulence and isolation.

    Mayfair Inn Open

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.