affluent

Meaning

Noun

1. Somebody who is wealthy.
2. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.

Adj

1. Abundant; copious; plenteous.
2. Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.
3. Tributary.
4. (obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.

Synonyms

rich

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wealthy

well-off

prosperous

abundant

well-to-do

ample

opulent

plentiful

tributary

profuse

moneyed

copious

aplenty

vast

confluent

great

feeder

plenteous

loaded

flush

easy

broad

bulky

capacious

comfortable

commodious

extensive

fluid

huge

in easy circumstances

lax

open

sizable

spacious

voluminous

well-fixed

wide

on easy street

flourishing

effortless

distributary

profusive

uberous

stream

substantial

contributory

tributary stream

confluence

tributary waterway

bypass

tributary flow

well-heeled

branch

beautiful

tributary drain

tributary course

onflow

properous

well-situated

luxurious

side stream

luxuriant

plenitude

graceful

fortunate

plenty

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæf.lu.ənt/

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.