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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AF'FLUENT, a. Flowing to; more generally, wealthy; abounding in goods or riches; abundant.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: 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" [syn: affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy] n
1: an affluent person; a person who is financially well off; "the so-called emerging affluents"
2: a branch that flows into the main stream [syn: feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent] [ant: distributary]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin affluent-, affluens, present participle of affluere to flow to, flow abundantly, from ad- + fluere to flow — more at fluid Date: 15th century 1. flowing in abundance <affluent streams> <affluent creativity> 2. having a generously sufficient and typically increasing supply of material possessions <our affluent society> Synonyms: see rich • affluently adverb II. noun Date: 1828 1. a tributary stream 2. an affluent person

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 wealthy, rich. 2 abundant. 3 flowing freely or copiously. --n. a tributary stream. Phrases and idioms: affluent society a society in which material wealth is widely distributed. Derivatives: affluently adv. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L affluere (as AD-, fluere flux- flow)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Affluent Af"flu*ent, n. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Affluent Af"flu*ent, a. [Cf. F. affluent, L. affluens, -entis, p. pr. See Affluence.] 1. Flowing to; flowing abundantly. ``Affluent blood.'' --Harvey. 2. Abundant; copious; plenteous; hence, wealthy; abounding in goods or riches. Language . . . affluent in expression. --H. Reed. Loaded and blest with all the affluent store, Which human vows at smoking shrines implore. --Prior.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you are affluent, you have a lot of money. Cigarette smoking used to be commoner among affluent people. = prosperous, wealthy ADJ • The affluent are people who are affluent. The diet of the affluent has not changed much over the decades. N-PLURAL: the N

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. 1. Abundant, exuberant, plenteous, bounteous, abounding. 2. Opulent, wealthy, rich, moneyed. II. n. Tributary, feeder, branch, confluent.

Moby Thesaurus

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