English

Noun

affluent ‎(plural affluents)

1. (Discuss⁽⁺⁾ this sense) Somebody who is wealthy.
   • 1994, Philip D. Cooper, Health care marketing: a foundation for managed quality (page 183)

     The affluents are most similar to the professional want-it-alls in their reasons for preferring specific hospitals and in their demographic characteristics.

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

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:moneybags

Translations

Adjective

affluent ‎(comparative more affluent, superlative most affluent)

1. Abundant; copious; plenteous.
   • H. Reed

     language […] affluent in expression

2. (by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy.
   • 2013 September-October, Michael Sivak, “Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?”, in American Scientist:

     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.

3. (dated) Tributary.
4. (obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
   • Harvey

     affluent blood

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:wealthy

Antonyms

• indigent

Translations

Derived terms

• affluence
• affluently

References

1. ↑ “affluent” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

affluent m ‎(feminine singular affluente, masculine plural affluents, feminine plural affluentes)

1. tributary

Noun

affluent m ‎(plural affluents)

1. tributary, affluent

Verb

affluent

1. third-person plural present indicative of affluer
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of affluer

Latin

Verb

affluent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of affluō