affluent

CEFRC1

/ˈæf.lu.ənt/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having a lot of money and a comfortable life.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.

Examples

  • Every affluent person owns at least two cars.

  • In an affluent society most people have a high standard of living.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈæfluːənt/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Abundant; copious; plenteous.

  2. Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Someone who is wealthy.

More examples

In context

  • The Van Horn family was affluent.

  • The Upper East Side is an affluent neighborhood in New York City.

  • They were affluent, but aspired to true wealth.

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from Middle French affluent, borrowed in turn from Latin affluentem, accusative singular of affluēns, present active participle of affluō (“flow to or towards; overflow with”), from ad (“to, towards”) + fluō (“flow”) (cognate via latter to fluid, flow). Sense of “wealthy” (plentiful flow of goods) c. 1600, which also led to nominalization affluence. By surface analysis, af- + fluent.