AFFLUENT


Meaning of AFFLUENT in English

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)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.