affluent

(ăf'lū-ənt, ə-flū'-)
adj.

1. Generously supplied with money, property, or possessions; prosperous or rich. See synonyms at rich.
2. Plentiful; abundant.
3. Flowing freely; copious.

n.

1. A stream or river that flows into a larger one; a tributary.
2. A person who is well-off financially: "the so-called emerging affluents" (Leslie Tweeton).

[Middle English, abundant, flowing, from Old French, from Latin affluēns, affluent-, present participle of affluere, to abound in : ad-, ad- + fluere, to flow.]

affluently af'flu·ent·ly adv.

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adjective

Possessing a large amount of money, land, or other material possessions: flush, moneyed, rich, wealthy. Slang loaded. Idioms: having money to burn, in the money, made of money, rolling in money. See rich/poor.

adj

Definition: plentiful
Antonyms: insufficient, lacking, needy, suffering, wanting

adj

Definition: wealthy
Antonyms: destitute, impoverished, needy, penniless, poor

IN BRIEF: Prosperous or rich.

There are many affluent families in St. Louis.

Tutor's tip: "Affluent" (or wealthy) people don't usually throw their money down the drain. If they did, their riches would turn into "effluent" (waste in a sewer).

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For a list of words related to affluent, see:

• Appealing, Elegant, Neat, Rich, or Fancy

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See words rhyming with "affluent."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rig, velstående
n. - biflod

Nederlands (Dutch)
rijk, overvloedig, zijstroom

Français (French)
adj. - riche, abondant
n. - (Géog) affluent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - reichhaltig, reich
n. - Nebenfluss

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύπορος, πλούσιος, άφθονος, πλουσιοπάροχος

Italiano (Italian)
agiato, abbiente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - afluente, próspero

Русский (Russian)
богатый, обильный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - adinerado, acomodado, abundante, copioso
n. - adinerado, acomodado, afluente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rik, riklig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
富裕的, 富饶的, 丰富的, 流畅的, 支流, 富裕的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 富裕的, 富饒的, 豐富的, 流暢的
n. - 支流, 富裕的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 풍요한
n. - 지류

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 豊富な, 豊かな
n. - 支流

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غني, وافر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עשיר, שופע, זורם‬
n. - ‮יובל-מים, פלג, זרם‬

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