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Definition of Opulence

1. Noun. Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living.

Definition of Opulence

1. n. Wealth; riches; affluence.

Definition of Opulence

1. Noun. wealth ¹

2. Noun. abundance, bounty, profusion ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Opulence

1. wealth [n -S] - See also: wealth

Lexicographical Neighbors of Opulence

Literary usage of Opulence

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1843)
"With equal justice might they look upon the loss of a leg as a cause of swiftness. Well, hut if it he not directly the cause of opulence, it is indirectly; ..."

2. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"There is an opulence of phrase also which would indicate equal opulence of pocket, were personals charged for at the ruinous rates now current Whereas, ..."

3. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations: In Two Volumes by Adam Smith, Ernest Belfort Bax (1892)
"... OF opulence. great commerce of every civilized society, is that carried on between the inhabitants of the town and Dse of the country. ..."

4. Pahlavi Texts by Edward William West (1885)
"The spirit of wisdom answered (4) thus: ' Poverty which is through honesty is better than opulence which is from the treasure of others. 5. ..."

5. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... affluence, fullness, repletion, free- ness, luxuriance, opulence, wealth, richness, prodigality, generosity, ..."

6. The History of America by William Robertson (1787)
"... knowledge of the American con* tinent, their idea of its opulence and fertility ... opulence ..."

7. The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies by Bryan Edwards (1793)
"opulence of the jir/t Indigo planters in "Jamaica^ and reflections concerning the decline of this branch of cultivation in that ..."

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