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affluent

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af·flu·ent  (fl-nt, -fl-)
adj.
1. Generously supplied with money, property, or possessions; prosperous or rich. See Synonyms at rich.
2. Plentiful; abundant.
3. Flowing freely; copious.
n.
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).

[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.]

afflu·ent·ly adv.

affluent [ˈæflʊənt]
adj
1. rich; wealthy
2. abundant; copious
3. flowing freely
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Archaic a tributary stream
[from Latin affluent-, present participle of affluere to flow towards, from fluere to flow]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.affluentaffluent - an affluent person; a person who is financially well off; "the so-called emerging affluents"
have, rich person, wealthy person - a person who possesses great material wealth
2.affluent - a branch that flows into the main stream
branch - a stream or river connected to a larger one
Adj.1.affluentaffluent - 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"
rich - possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles"

affluent
adjective wealthy, rich, prosperous, loaded (slang), well-off, opulent, well-heeled (informal), well-to-do, moneyed Cigarette smoking used to be commoner among affluent people.
wealthy broke (informal), poor, impoverished, hard-up (informal), penniless, destitute, poverty-stricken, skint (Brit. slang), indigent, down at heel, impecunious, on the breadline, penurious, stony-broke (Brit. slang)
Translations
affluent [ˈæflʊənt]
A. ADJacaudalado, rico
the affluent societyla sociedad de la abundancia
B. N
1. the affluentlos ricos
2. (Geog) → afluente m

affluent [ˈæfluənt] adj [area, suburb, family, person] → riche, aisé(e)
Philadelphia's affluent suburbs → les quartiers riches de Philadelphie
His family was quite affluent → Sa famille était assez riche.
the affluent society → la société d'abondance

affluent1
adjreich, wohlhabend; the affluent societydie Wohlstandsgesellschaft; you affluent so-and-so!du reicher Sack! (inf), → du Großkapitalist!

affluent2
n (Geog spec) → Nebenfluss m

affluent [ˈæflʊənt] adjricco/a
the affluent society → la società del benessere

affluent
adj affluent [ˈӕfluənt]
wealthy He is becoming more and more affluent. welgesteld غَنِي، مُيْسُور обилен zámožný rig; velstående reich πλούσιος próspero, rico jõukas ثروتمند؛ توانگر varakas riche עָשִׁיר धनी imućan jómódú kaya, makmur auðugur, velmegandi benestante, ricco 豊かな 부유한 turtingas bagāts; turīgs kaya/berpengaruh rijk rik, velstående zamożny rico avut богатый bohatý premožen bogat rik ร่ำรวย; มั่งคั่ง varlıklı 富裕的 багатий на що متمول ، دولت مند giàu có 裕的
n affluence
wealth. rykdom ثَرْوَه богатство bohatství rigdom die Reichtümer πλούτη (πληθ.) riquezas heaolu ثروت rikkaudet richesse(s) עוֹשֵר दौलत bogatstvo gazdagság harta auður ricchezza 부(富) turtai bagātība kaya rijkdom rikdom bogactwa riqueza avere, bogăţie богатство bohatstvo obilje bogatstvo rikedom[] ความร่ำรวย zenginlik, mal, mülk 財富 багатство دولت sự giàu có của cải


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In a republic, where fortunes are not affluent, and pensions not expedient, the dismission of men from stations in which they have served their country long and usefully, on which they depend for subsistence, and from which it will be too late to resort to any other occupation for a livelihood, ought to have some better apology to humanity than is to be found in the imaginary danger of a superannuated bench.
Also, Thedora tells me that your circumstances used to be much more affluent than they are at present.
A man may have as much wisdom in the possession of an affluent fortune, as any beggar in the streets; or may enjoy a handsome wife or a hearty friend, and still remain as wise as any sour popish recluse, who buries all his social faculties, and starves his belly while he well lashes his back.
 
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