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Synonyms
af·flu·ent (ăf́lōō-ənt, ə-flōṓ-)

[Middle English, abundant, flowing, from Old French, from Latin affluēns, affluent- present participle of affluere, to abound in, ad-, ad-, + fluere, to flow.]

adjective 

  1. Generously supplied with money, property, or possessions; prosperous or rich. See synonyms at rich
  2. Plentiful; abundant.
  3. Flowing freely; copious.

noun 

  1. A stream or river that flows into a larger one; a tributary.
  2. A person who is well-off financially: “the so-called emerging affluents” (Leslie Tweeton)

derivatives

af́flu·ent·ly
adverb