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How to pronounce opulence in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms luxuriousness, luxury, sumptuousness
Type of wealth, wealthiness
Derivation opulent

Examples of opulence

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The idea of giving homeowners a taste of hotel-style opulence has been scrapped.
From the washingtonpost.com
Thanks to poem by Coleridge, Xanadu became a metaphor for splendor and opulence.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Property developer Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem knows a thing or two about opulence.
From the edition.cnn.com
Luxury and opulence was not always in the description given to their residences.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Oceans of money have been poured into this many-roomed vision of kitsch opulence.
From the independent.co.uk
Prices-and margins-have risen in proportion to the opulence of the accoutrements.
From the economist.com
No longer will I scratch my head at what before seemed like pointless opulence.
From the businessweek.com
But a century ago, European cafes were places to linger amid Gilded Age opulence.
From the latimes.com
It was unbelievable after only recently being in the opulence of France and Italy.
From the nzherald.co.nz
More examples
  • Luxury: wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
  • (opulent) deluxe: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
  • Wealth is the abundance of valuable resources or material possessions or the control of such assets. The word wealth is derived from the old English wela, which is from an Indo-European word stem. ...
  • Wealth; abundance, bounty, profusion
  • (opulent) luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent; rich, sumptuous and extravagant
  • (Opulent) A richly flavored wine with a pleasing texture that is well-balanced.
  • (Opulent) describes a rich, heavy, and often heady aroma.
  • (opulent (cts)) The tour guide showed us the OPULENT living wuarters of the royal family.
  • (opulent) A wine that is very rich and approachable both in the nose and on the palate.