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opulence
Meaning: great wealth displayed through luxury and splendor
opulence in a sentence
How opulence is used in real sentences:
The palace's marble halls reflected the opulence of the royal court.
The banquet's opulence contrasted sharply with the hunger beyond the palace gates.
“Its plain concrete laboratory contrasted sharply with the opulence of a contractor's nearby retreat, where guests crossed a marble atrium beneath crystal chandeliers before entering private dining rooms.”
— from the passage The Drift Above
Synonyms for opulence
Other words for opulence — affluence, luxury and splendor — carry the same meaning.
- affluence
- luxury
- splendor
Antonyms of opulence
Words that mean the opposite of opulence:
- poverty
- austerity
- deprivation
Where it comes from
From Latin opulentia, meaning 'wealth or abundance.'
Memory hook
OPULENCE sounds like 'ample expense': opulence shows abundant wealth.