affluent

[af-loo-uhnt, uh-floo-]

adjective

1. having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods; prosperous; rich.

   an affluent person.

2. abounding in anything; abundant.

   Synonyms: teeming

3. flowing freely.

   an affluent fountain.

noun

1. a tributary stream.

2. an affluent person.

   a luxurious resort appealing to young affluents.

affluent

/ ˈæflʊənt /

adjective

1. rich; wealthy

2. abundant; copious

3. flowing freely

noun

1. archaic,  a tributary stream

Other Word Forms

• affluently adverb
• nonaffluent adjective
• subaffluent adjective
• subaffluently adverb
• superaffluent adjective
• superaffluently adverb
• unaffluent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of affluent¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin affluent- (stem of affluēns “rich”; originally present participle of affluere ), equivalent to af- af- + flu- “flow” + -ent -ent

Word History and Origins

Origin of affluent¹

C15: from Latin affluent-, present participle of affluere to flow towards, from fluere to flow

Synonym Study

See rich.

Example Sentences

So if “Peacemaker” viewers were puzzled as to how a backwards, murderous bigot like Earth Prime Auggie could manifest as a doting father and an affluent man in a nearly identical world, now we know.

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They then zeroed in on the O'Coqueiro restaurant in Porvorim - the only place which offered affluent foreigners the facility to make quick international calls.

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The site is sandwiched between a trio of affluent communities — Woodland Hills, Hidden Hills and Calabasas — loaded with famous and outspoken residents.

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Recent reports show emerging signs of strain on less affluent Americans.

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She re-creates the spectacle of the 1787 convention in Philadelphia, the ceaseless harangues between North and South, bringing to life these visionaries — white, affluent men, many drama queens — as they laid out an unprecedented polity.

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Related Words

• moneyed 
• prosperous 
• rich 
• upscale 
• well-off 
• well-to-do