affluent Hear it!

affluent definition

af·flu·ent ()

adjective

  1. flowing freely
  2. plentiful; abundant
  3. wealthy; prosperous; rich the affluent society

Etymology: ME < L affluens, prp. of affluere: see affluence

noun

  1. a tributary stream
    opposed to effluent ( specif. )
  2. an affluent person

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.