affluent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an affluent person; a person who is financially well off
    • the so-called emerging affluents
  2. noun a branch that flows into the main stream
    tributary; confluent; feeder.
  3. adjective satellite having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
    moneyed; loaded; wealthy; flush.
    • an affluent banker
    • a speculator flush with cash
    • not merely rich but loaded
    • moneyed aristocrats
    • wealthy corporations

WordNet

Af"flu*ent adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. affluent, L. affluens, -entis, p. pr. See Affluence.
Definitions
  1. Flowing to; flowing abundantly. "Affluent blood." Harvey.
  2. Abundant; copious; plenteous; hence, wealthy; abounding in goods or riches.
    Language . . . affluent in expression. H. Reed.
    Loaded and blest with all the affluent store, Which human vows at smoking shrines implore. Prior.
Af"flu*ent noun
Definitions
  1. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream.

Webster 1913