affluent

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French affluent, borrowed in turn from 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. By surface analysis, af- +‎ fluent. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæf.lu.ənt/ (US) enPR: ăf'lo͞o-ənt, IPA(key): /ˈæfluːənt/ 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 and is regarded as unacceptable by many American speakers. === Noun === affluent (plural affluents) Someone who is wealthy. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wealthy person A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary. Synonym: influent ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === affluent (comparative more affluent, superlative most affluent) Abundant; copious; plenteous. (by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth. (dated) Tributary. (obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:wealthy ==== Antonyms ==== indigent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== == French == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /a.fly.ɑ̃/ ==== Adjective ==== affluent (feminine affluente, masculine plural affluents, feminine plural affluentes) tributary ==== Noun ==== affluent m (plural affluents) tributary; affluent ===== Related terms ===== affluence affluer === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /a.fly/ ==== Verb ==== affluent third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of affluer === Further reading === “affluent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === affluent third-person plural future active indicative of affluō