affluent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Derived terms 2 French 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Confer French affluent, Latin affluens, -entis, present participle, form Latin ad- (to, towards) + fluō (to flow). See also affluence and fluid.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈæf.lu.ənt/, SAMPA: /"{f.lu.@nt/
• (WEAE) enPR: ăfʹlu-ənt, IPA: /ˈæf.lu.ənt/, SAMPA: /"{f.lu.@nt/

[edit] Noun

affluent (plural affluents)

1. Somebody who is wealthy.

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[edit] Adjective

affluent (comparative more affluent, superlative most affluent)

1. Abundant; copious; plenteous.
2. (by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy.
3. (dated) tributary

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[edit] Derived terms

• affluently

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[edit] French

[edit] Verb

affluent

1. third-person plural present indicative of affluer.
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of affluer.