Definition of affluent

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af·flu·ent    (fl-nt, -fl-) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:

1. Generously supplied with money, property, or possessions; prosperous or rich. See Synonyms at rich.
2. Plentiful; abundant.
3. Flowing freely; copious.

NOUN:

1. A stream or river that flows into a larger one; a tributary.
2. A person who is well-off financially: "the so-called emerging affluents" (Leslie Tweeton).

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, abundant, flowing, from Old French, from Latin affluns, affluent- present participle of affluere, to abound in : ad-, ad- + fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
afflu·ent·ly(Adverb)