[af.flu.ent] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L affluent-, affluens, prp. of affluere to flow to, flow abundantly, fr. ad- + fluere to flow--more at fluid] (15c) 1: flowing in abundance "~ streams" "~ creativity"
2: having a generously sufficient and typically increasing supply of material possessions "our ~ society" syn see rich -- af.flu.ent.ly adv
[2]affluent n (1833) 1: a tributary stream
2: an affluent person