affluent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈæf.lu.ənt/
- ăf'lo͞o-ənt
- /ˈæfluːənt/
- /əˈfluːənt/
- ă-flo͞o'ənt
- /æˈfluːənt/
- ə-flo͞o'ənt
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French affluent, borrowed in turn from Latin affluentem, accusative singular of affluēns, present active participle of affluō (“flow to or towards; overflow with”), from ad (“to, towards”) + fluō (“flow”) (cognate via latter to fluid, flow). Sense of “wealthy” (plentiful flow of goods) c. 1600, which also led to nominalization affluence. By surface analysis, af- + fluent.
Meanings
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Abundant; copious; plenteous.
The shores are affluent in beauty, and incomparably lovely is the drive to the heights of Castel-a-Mare.
1860, Mary Howitt, transl., Life in the Old World:
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(broadly) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.
One reason, the department suggested, was that affluent New Yorkers were likely to eat expensive fish high in mercury, like swordfish and tuna.
2008 January 30, Nick Fox, “Taking Worry Off the Plate”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 May 2021:Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.
2013 September-October, Michael Sivak, “Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?”, in American Scientist:The Upper East Side is an affluent neighborhood in New York City.
They were affluent, but aspired to true wealth.
- (dated) Tributary.
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(obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
affluent blood
1672, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus, Or, The Anatomy of Consumptions:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most affluent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more affluent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
bioaffluent · superaffluent · affluence · subaffluent · mass affluent · affluently · nonaffluent · affluentness · emerging affluent · unaffluent · affluential
Translations (74)
tr varlıklı (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · tr zengin (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · mk обилен (abundant) · uk рясни́й (abundant) · el υποτελής (tributary) · mi houkura (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · cmn 富裕 (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · fr affluent (tributary) · bg замо́жен (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · mk имотен (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · sl premožen (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · bg изоби́лен (abundant) · pt afluente (abundant) · sl bogat (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · id berkecukupan (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · sh dobrostojeći (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · cs zámožný (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · ru зажи́точный (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · la affluens (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · es adinerado (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · mk имашен (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · hu módos (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · txb ekaññetstse (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · ca acabalat (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · hu gazdag (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · fr abondant (abundant) · ru состоя́тельный (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · tr varsıl (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · fi runsas (abundant) · es abundante (abundant) · ru влива́ющийся (tributary) · es rico (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · pl zamożny (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · ja 裕福 (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · uk замо́жний (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · cs majetný (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · fr riche (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · el εύπορος (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · de wohlhabend (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · el πλούσιος (abundant) · cs bohatý (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · sh bogat (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · bg охо́лен (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · ru оби́льный (abundant) · de reich (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · bg влива́щ се (tributary) · es acomodado (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · es acaudalado (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · cmn 豐富 /丰富 (abundant) · sh imućan (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · ru бога́тый (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · ja 裕福 (abundant) · es afluyente (tributary) · sv riklig (abundant) · sv välbärgad (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · sh имућан (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · es afluente (tributary) · pt afluente (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · sv öveflödande (abundant) · cmn 豐裕 /丰裕 (abundant) · nl welgesteld (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · uk значни́й (abundant) · de begütert (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · da velhavende (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · cs hojný (abundant) · de reichlich (abundant) · sv rik (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · ru изоби́льный (abundant) · bg бога́т (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · fi varakas (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · el πλούσιος (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · el άφθονος (abundant) · sv förmögen (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) · fi osallinen (tributary)