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affluent.

Someone who is wealthy.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæf.lu.ənt//ˈæfluːənt//æˈfluːənt//əˈfluːənt/

  1. Someone who is wealthy.

  2. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.

Where this word comes from

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.

adj/ˈæf.lu.ənt//ˈæfluːənt//æˈfluːənt//əˈfluːənt/

  1. Abundant; copious; plenteous.

  2. Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.

    broadly
    They were affluent, but aspired to true wealth.
    The Upper East Side is an affluent neighborhood in New York City.

  3. Tributary.

    dated

  4. Flowing to; flowing abundantly.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

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