affluent

[ af-loo-uhntor, often, 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 Words From

• afflu·ent·ly adverb
• non·afflu·ent adjective
• sub·afflu·ent adjective
• sub·afflu·ent·ly adverb
• super·afflu·ent adjective
• super·afflu·ent·ly adverb
• un·afflu·ent 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

Were the fairy-tale true it really would shame the affluent west.

From The Daily Beast

The more affluent a society, the more educated, the more democratic, the more networked, and so on.

From The Daily Beast

And the boomers—at least those in the more affluent classes—are about to get yet another windfall.

From The Daily Beast

As a powerful mother, outspoken artist, and affluent businesswoman, Beyoncé is surely a feminist success story.

From The Daily Beast

Victoria Adams was born to middle-class parents in the affluent county of Hertfordshire.

From The Daily Beast

Lords not only ought to be gentlefolk, and be fed and waited upon and live in affluent idleness, but super-gentlefolk.

From Project Gutenberg

Its chief affluent is the Ltschine (flowing from the valleys of Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen).

From Project Gutenberg

They demonstrate that the nation in good seasons can feed itself in the most affluent degree.

From Project Gutenberg

Then again they would be as iron-hearted in their demands, as though we were free from sufferings, and in affluent circumstances.

From Project Gutenberg

Hatcher's Run, an affluent of Rowanty Creek, has a general (p. 491) southeast course.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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