AFFLUENT


Meaning of AFFLUENT in English

I. -ənt 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

• af·flu·ent·ly adverb

II. noun

Date: 1828

1. : a tributary stream

2. : an affluent person

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.