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Synonyms for affluent

Grammar : Adj
Spell : af-loo-uh nt or, often, uh-floo-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæf lu ənt or, often, əˈflu-

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Définition 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

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