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affluent

affluent

67 5.5
Having a lot of money and possessions
  • adjective
  • /ˈæfluənt/
translation icon : adinerado
  • Warsaw is an affluent community known for its luxurious lifestyle.
  • more affluent
  • less affluent
  • relatively affluent

And they're typically like affluent, you know, white kids.

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Examples

  • Had I come from a more affluent background, would I have done the same?

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Evan's school was located in an affluent school district within the Southwestern United States.

    Academic text (2013)
  • OK, where are the affluent, young, high status women?

  • Ah, we like to keep the more affluent residents happy.

  • We are the affluent ones.

  • I watched for when certain affluent families of the region might need our product.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • You mentioned the fear and the separation that affluent people feel.

  • Warsaw is an affluent community.

  • This is for a National Review article in this very affluent Milwaukee suburb.

  • Ringwood's going to become one of the most affluent little commuter towns in the country.

Synonyms

rich
vsaffluent
1.0

Having a lot of money and valuable things

is the same idea but often used in a slightly higher register
wealthy
vsaffluent
520 2.5

Having a lot of money and many expensive things

is the exact core meaning given in the main definition
prosperous
vsaffluent
83 4.1

Doing well and having a lot of money

focuses narrowly on possessing a great deal of money rather than success
well-off
vsaffluent
33 3.4

Having enough money to live comfortably

refers to larger wealth and more valuable possessions
well-to-do
vsaffluent
22 4.2

People who have plenty of money and live comfortably

implies a higher level of wealth and greater financial abundance
filthy rich
vsaffluent
  • Informal
14 4.4

Having a lot more money than most people

speaks of large wealth without the sense of excess or showiness
well-heeled
vsaffluent
11 7.2

Having a lot of money

is a neutral, less figurative way to state the same wealth
moneyed
vsaffluent
  • Formal
7 5.7

Having a lot of money

is the same wealth idea but expressed more neutrally
flush
vsaffluent
7 5.5

Having a lot of money

means having broad, lasting wealth rather than just current funds
monied
vsaffluent
  • Formal
5 6.1

Having a lot of money

is the neutral main definition rather than a formal label
loaded
vsaffluent
  • Informal
6.3

Having a lot of money and valuable things

is the formal neutral term rather than casual slang

Antonyms

1.0

Having little money or possessions

20 6.5

Very poor and without basic things like food or a home

How Wealthy

opulent
15 7.7
rich
1.0
affluent
67 5.5
well-off
33 3.4
comfortable
107 2.9

Surface Forms

affluent positive
affluenter comparative
affluentest superlative

Morphology

affluent = fluent (opaque) = af + fluent

Although formally analysable as af- + fluent, the modern sense 'wealthy' is a metaphorical extension and not derivable by learners from 'fluent'.

Etymology

Affluent comes from Latin ad- 'to' and fluere 'to flow', the same root behind the English words 'flow' and 'fluid'. So to be affluent is to have wealth that seems to 'flow' to you, which is why it means 'wealthy'.