Opulence Meaning
/ˈɒp.jʊl.əns/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounWealth.
nounAbundance, bounty, profusion.
Sentence Examples
Rich people live in opulence.
The visitors were amazed by the opulence of the palace.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The palace was decorated with gold and silk, showing the ____ of the royal family.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The palace was decorated with extraordinary ____, featuring gold ceilings and marble floors.
Word Origin & History
From French opulence, from Latin opulentia.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1721, John Gay, “A Panegyrical Epiſtle to Mr. Thomas Snow, Goldſmith, near Temple-Bar; Occaſion’d by his Buying and Selling the Third South-Sea Subſcriptions, taken in by the Directors at a Thouſand per Cent”, in Miſcellanies, volume 3, published 1733, page 239:
"The most meritorious persons have always … been removed from opulence."
— C. J. Fox
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The palace was decorated with gold and silk, showing the ____ of the royal family.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The palace was decorated with extraordinary ____, featuring gold ceilings and marble floors.