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- [af-loo-uh nt or, often, uh-floo-]
- /ˈæf lu ənt or, often, əˈflu-/
- /ˈæf.lu.ənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [af-loo-uh nt or, often, uh-floo-]
- /ˈæf lu ənt or, often, əˈflu-/
Definitions of affluent word
- adjective affluent If you are affluent, you have a lot of money. 3
- adjective affluent The affluent are people who are affluent. 3
- adjective affluent rich; wealthy 3
- adjective affluent abundant; copious 3
- adjective affluent flowing freely 3
- noun affluent a tributary stream 3
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Origin of affluent
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin affluent- (stem of affluēns rich; orig. present participle of affluere), equivalent to af- af- + flu- flow + -ent -ent
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Parts of speech for Affluent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
affluent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
affluent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for affluent
adj affluent
- moneyed — having much money; wealthy.
- well-to-do — prosperous; rich.
- prosperous — having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful: a prosperous business.
- well-off — having sufficient money for comfortable living; well-to-do.
- rich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
adjective affluent
- comfortable — If a piece of furniture or an item of clothing is comfortable, it makes you feel physically relaxed when you use it, for example because it is soft.
- well-heeled — well-off; rich.
- plentiful — existing in great plenty: Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region.
Antonyms for affluent
adj affluent
- destitute — Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions.
- failing — Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
- unsuccessful — not achieving or not attended with success: an unsuccessful person; an unsuccessful venture.
- impoverished — reduced to poverty.
- needy — in a condition of need or want; poverty-stricken; impoverished; extremely poor; destitute.
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