affluent (redirected from affluents)

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).

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[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.]

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afflu·ent·ly adv.

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	affluent - 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 confluent, tributary, feeder branch - a stream or river connected to a larger one
Adj.	1.	affluent - 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" wealthy, moneyed, flush, loaded rich - possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles"

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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. ADJ → acaudalado, rico
the affluent society → la sociedad de la abundancia

B. N

1. the affluent → los ricos

2. (Geog) → afluente m

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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

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affluent¹

adj → reich, wohlhabend; the affluent society → die Wohlstandsgesellschaft; you affluent so-and-so! → du reicher Sack! (inf), → du Großkapitalist!

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affluent²

n (Geog spec) → Nebenfluss m

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

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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 富裕的

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 富 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 财富