opulence

Questions about opulence

What does opulence mean?

opulence means "wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living".

How many syllables are in opulence?

opulence has 3 syllables: o-pu-lence. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ˈɑpjələns/.

What is another word for opulence?

Close synonyms include luxury, luxuriousness, sumptuousness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is opulence a common word?

opulence is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.