OPULENCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does opulence mean? 

• OPULENCE (noun)
  The noun OPULENCE has 1 sense:

1. wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

  Familiarity information: OPULENCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OPULENCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

luxuriousness; luxury; opulence; sumptuousness

Hypernyms ("opulence" is a kind of...):

wealth; wealthiness (the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money)

Derivation:

opulent (ostentatiously rich and superior in quality)

 Context examples 

Boots which extended halfway up his calves, and which were trimmed at the tops with rich brown fur, completed the impression of barbaric opulence which was suggested by his whole appearance.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)