🇬🇧🇪🇸 opulence - opulencia : English Lesson

Meaning of "opulence" ("opulencia"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Opulence is when something is very, very fancy, rich, and luxurious, like a golden palace with shiny chandeliers, soft velvet couches, and more sparkly decorations than any normal person really needs.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The king’s opulence was so over-the-top that even the toilet seat was made of glittery marble.

The dessert table’s opulence was so extreme that the cake had cupcakes, and the cupcakes had mini cakes on top.

In a moment of opulence, my brother added whipped cream, sprinkles, and a tiny umbrella to his bowl of cereal.

The unicorn stable was decorated with such opulence that even the hay sparkled like it had been to a fashion show.

In some real palaces, opulence was so wild that forks, plates, and even beds were decorated with gold just to show off how rich people were.

She stepped into the hall and froze: opulence lay everywhere, opulence in the gold, opulence in the heavy silk, opulence in the laugh of guests. The smell did not hide the cold under the rugs. She touched a small wooden box at a table — a simple thing that pulled her from opulence to home. She smiled.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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