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affluent
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Word definitions for affluent in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations" [syn: flush , loaded , moneyed , wealthy ] n. an affluent ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
To be affluent is to have an abundance of valuable resources or material possessions. Affluent may also refer to: Affluent (geography) , a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake Affluent (horse) , an American Thoroughbred racehorse
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., "flowing," from Middle French affluent (14c.) or directly from Latin affluentem (nominative affluens ) "flowing toward, abounding, rich, copious," present participle of affluere "flow toward," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + fluere "to flow" (see fluent ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Affluent \Af"flu*ent\, n. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 abundant; copious; plenteous. 2 (label en by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy. n. 1 (rft-sense) Somebody who is wealthy. 2 A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.
Usage examples of affluent.
Coango, an affluent of the Congo, and after having traversed the continent from the extreme south to the east he reached St.
At no great distance flowed the Loohi, a river not yet explored, but which is supposed to be an affluent or sub-affluent of the Congo.
At the end of the chief thoroughfare flowed a deep and rapid brook, an affluent of the Coango, in the dry bed of which the royal grave was to be formed.
They proceeded as far as Cape Magala, and decided that the chief outlet of the lake must be an affluent of the Lualaba, a conclusion that was subsequently confirmed by Cameron.
In many malls, upscale stores are clustered together so the affluent shopper can drift from one to the other, looking not just for the good life but for the better life.
Right now, shopping centers offer utopias for the affluent, which is no utopia at all.
Supreme Affluent nodded, already shifting through the ranks of his enemies, trying to decide who might be behind this murderous attempt.
Supreme Affluent has gone to his final accounting, then you must come here to this very spot.
I hold you for questioning on the matter of an assassination attempt against my master, Supreme Affluent Reid Greene.
By preference, they seem to dwell about the sources of the Igatimi, an affluent of the Parana, and in the chain of mountains known either as San Jose or Mbaracayu.
It has a multitude of pubs, most of which he visited in his more affluent working days.
His meagre salary made heating the room a precarious business even in those relatively affluent days.
On the outside, John was the knight that she and her affluent, Catholic school girlfriends had been taught to want--the handsome, ambitious breadwinner, through whom they could vicariously be successes.
Their street, Clay Avenue, was more modest than most of the affluent byways of Pelham, but it was sheltered, shady, and quiet.
CHAPTER NINE In late 1971, even though they were much younger than most of their neighbors, John and Charlotte were well on their way to becoming established in the affluent community.