affluent

UK: /ˈæfluənt/

US: /ˈæfluənt/

US: (af′lo̅o̅ ənt or, often, ə flo̅o̅′-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

af•flu•ent /ˈæfluənt/   adj. 

1. having an abundance of money and material goods;
   wealthy:
   an affluent society.

af•flu•ent•ly, adv. 
Related Words

affluent is an adjective, affluence is a noun:
They have an affluent lifestyle. Don't make a show of your affluence.
See -flu-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

af•flu•ent  (af′lo̅o̅ ənt or, often, ə flo̅o̅′-), adj. 

1. having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods;
   prosperous;
   rich:
   an affluent person.
2. abounding in anything;
   abundant.
3. flowing freely:
   an affluent fountain.

n. 

4. a tributary stream.
5. an affluent person:
   a luxurious resort appealing to young affluents.

• Latin affluent- (stem of affluēns rich; origin, originally present participle of affluere), equivalent. to af- af- + flu- flow + -ent -ent
• Middle French
• late Middle English 1400–50

af′flu•ent•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. See rich. 
• 2. teeming.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

affluent / ˈæflʊənt/ adjective

1. rich; wealthy
2. abundant; copious
3. flowing freely

noun

1. a tributary stream

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin affluent-, present participle of affluere to flow towards, from fluere to flow