AFFLUENT


Meaning of AFFLUENT in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 wealthy, rich. 2 abundant. 3 flowing freely or copiously.

n. a tributary stream. affluent society a society in which material wealth is widely distributed. affluently adv.

[ ME f. OF f. L affluere (as AD-, fluere flux- flow) ]

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