opulence

They have been led by rulers who put their own opulence and comfort over the principles of the nation they served.

Everything within is “not so much an attempt to classily suggest opulence and power as to batter you with it.”

Alongside the Spanish colonial homes, the scene is a picturesque look into wealth, opulence and superfluity that only a select few Angelenos can afford.

The opulence of the White House, the informality of the food, the forced cheer of the players standing around Styrofoam boxes — it was spectacle with a barely disguised sneer.

As Lucy so astutely puts it, opulence and a generalized sense of ease are great, but love has to be on the table, too.