AFFLUENT | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Affluent

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

late Middle English (in affluent (sense 2 of the adjective)): via Old French from Latin affluent- ‘flowing towards, flowing freely’, from the verb affluere, from ad- ‘to’ + fluere ‘to flow’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈaflʊənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy

Short Definition:

having great deal of money

Examples:
  • the affluent societies of the western world
Definition:

(of water) flowing freely or in great quantity.

Short Definition:

flowing freely or in great quantity

Word: Affluent

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈaflʊənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a tributary stream.

Short Definition:

tributary stream

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