Antonyms for affluent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : af-loo-uh nt or, often, uh-floo-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈæf lu ənt or, often, əˈflu-

Definition of affluent

Origin : mid-15c., "flowing," from Middle French affluent (14c.) or directly from Latin affluentem (nominative affluens) "flowing toward, abounding, rich, copious," present participle of affluere "flow toward," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + fluere "to flow" (see fluent).

adj wealthy
adj plentiful

Example sentences :

His idea was to establish a man at once,—easy, affluent, and independent.
Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. » by Charles James Lever

The forest clearing has expanded into affluent commonwealths.
Extract from : « The Frontier in American History » by Frederick Jackson Turner

His equipage was then splendid, and suitable69 to his affluent circumstances.
Extract from : « The Stranger in France » by John Carr

Am I an orphan, as has been told me; or have I parents yet living, affluent, and high in society?
Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams

There is a suggestion of affluent orientalism that attracts strongly.
Extract from : « Floyd Grandon's Honor » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

Every one in Salisbury was having dinner—or in the case of the affluent, lunch.
Extract from : « The Magic World » by Edith Nesbit

As yet, however, it was only to be seen upon the tables of the refined and the affluent.
Extract from : « The Golden Dog » by William Kirby

This lady was a widow, somewhat advanced in years, and in affluent circumstances.
Extract from : « City Crimes » by Greenhorn

The confluence is the point of junction of an affluent river with its recipient.
Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth

It is an affluent of the Raritan, coming into it from the south.
Extract from : « Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 » by Jasper Danckaerts

Synonyms for affluent

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