affluent
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French affluent, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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.[1]
Pronunciation
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- enPR: ăf'lo͞o-ənt, IPA(key): /ˈæfluːənt/
Audio (US): (file) - enPR: ă-flo͞o'ənt, ə-flo͞o'ənt, IPA(key): /æˈfluːənt/, /əˈfluːənt/
- Although the pronunciation with second-syllable stress does occur in educated U.S. usage, it is appreciably less common than the pronunciation with first-syllable stress[2][3] and is regarded as unacceptable by many American speakers.[3]
- enPR: ăf'lo͞o-ənt, IPA(key): /ˈæfluːənt/
Noun
affluent (plural affluents)
- Somebody who is wealthy.
- 1994, Philip D. Cooper, Health care marketing: a foundation for managed quality (page 183)
- The affluents are most similar to the professional want-it-alls in their reasons for preferring specific hospitals and in their demographic characteristics.
- 1994, Philip D. Cooper, Health care marketing: a foundation for managed quality (page 183)
- A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:moneybags
Translations
someone wealthy
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tributary — see tributary
Adjective
affluent (comparative more affluent, superlative most affluent)
- Abundant; copious; plenteous.
- (Can we date this quote by H. Reed and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- language […] affluent in expression
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- (by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.
- They were affluent, but aspired to true wealth.
- 2013 September-October, Michael Sivak, “Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?”, in American Scientist:
- Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.
- (dated) Tributary.
- (obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
- (Can we date this quote by Harvey and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- affluent blood
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Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:wealthy
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
abundant
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abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy
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tributary
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “affluent”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ affluent in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 affluent in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
French
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
affluent (feminine affluente, masculine plural affluents, feminine plural affluentes)
Noun
affluent m (plural affluents)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
affluent
- third-person plural present indicative of affluer
- third-person plural present subjunctive of affluer
Further reading
- “affluent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) affluent
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