affluent
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affluent
wealthy: The countess was quite affluent.; abundant; flowing freely
Not to be confused with:
effluent – to flow out; an outflow of waste: The effluent from the broken sewer pipe was foul smelling.
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af·flu·ent
(ăf′lo͞o-ənt, ə-flo͞o′-)adj.
1. Generously supplied with money, property, or possessions; prosperous or rich. See Synonyms at rich.
2. Manifesting or requiring wealth: affluent homes; affluent living.
3. Archaic 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).
3. (used with a pl. verb) Wealthy people considered as a group. Often used with the.
[Middle English, abundant, flowing, from Old French, from Latin affluēns, affluent-, present participle of affluere, to abound in : ad-, ad- + fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]
af′flu·ent·ly adv.
Usage Note: The pronunciation of affluent with stress on the first syllable is the widely accepted pronunciation, and the preferred form of 85 percent of the Usage Panel in our 2015 survey. The pronunciation with stress on the second syllable is acceptable to only a third of the Panel, but it is common enough to be considered a standard variant pronunciation.
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affluent
(ˈæflʊənt)adj
1. rich; wealthy
2. abundant; copious
3. flowing freely
n
(Physical Geography) archaic a tributary stream
[C15: from Latin affluent-, present participle of affluere to flow towards, from fluere to flow]
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af•flu•ent
(ˈæf lu ənt or, sometimes, əˈflu-)adj.
1. having an abundance of material goods; wealthy.
2. abounding in anything; abundant.
3. flowing freely: an affluent fountain.
n. 4. a tributary stream.
5. an affluent person.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin affluent-, s. of affluēns rich, orig. present participle of affluere to flow into, abound =af- af- + fluere to flow]
af′flu•ent•ly, adv.
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Noun | 1. | affluent - an affluent person; a person who is financially well off; "the so-called emerging affluents" |
2. | affluent - a branch that flows into the main stream branch - a stream or river connected to a larger one | |
Adj. | 1. | affluent - having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations" rich - possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles" |
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affluent
adjective wealthy, rich, prosperous, loaded (slang), well-off, opulent, well-heeled (informal), well-to-do, moneyed Cigarette smoking used to be commoner among affluent people.
wealthy broke (informal), poor, impoverished, hard-up (informal), penniless, destitute, poverty-stricken, skint (Brit. slang), indigent, down at heel, impecunious, on the breadline, penurious, stony-broke (Brit. slang)
wealthy broke (informal), poor, impoverished, hard-up (informal), penniless, destitute, poverty-stricken, skint (Brit. slang), indigent, down at heel, impecunious, on the breadline, penurious, stony-broke (Brit. slang)
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
affluent
adjectivePossessing a large amount of money, land, or other material possessions:
Slang: loaded.
Idioms: having money to burn, in the money, made of money, rolling in money.
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Translations
غَنِي، مُيْسُور
zámožný
rigvelstående
tehetős
auîugur, velmegandi
pertekliusturtasturtingas
bagātsturīgs
bogat
affluent
[ˈæflʊənt]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
affluent
[ˈæfluənt] adj [area, suburb, family, person] → riche, aisé(e)Philadelphia's affluent suburbs → les quartiers riches de Philadelphie
His family was quite affluent → Sa famille était assez riche.
the affluent society → la société d'abondance
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
affluent
1adj → reich, wohlhabend; the affluent society → die Wohlstandsgesellschaft; you affluent so-and-so! → du reicher Sack! (inf), → du Großkapitalist!
affluent
2n (Geog spec) → Nebenfluss m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
affluent
(ˈӕfluənt) adjective wealthy. He is becoming more and more affluent.
ˈaffluence noun wealth.
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