Affluent Definition & Usage Examples

Meaning 1：rich and successful (affluent)

affluent 🔊

/ˈæf.lu.ənt/

adj.

Having a great deal of money, or being rich and successful.

Affluent neighborhood with luxury homes and cars

rich and successful 🔊

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/rɪtʃ ænd səkˈsɛs.fəl/

adj.

Having an abundance of money, possessions, or resources; prosperous.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：advanced

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'affluēns' (flowing richly), from 'ad-' (to) + 'fluere' (to flow).

💡 Mnemonic

Affluent sounds like 'a fluent' — imagine a person with fluent cash flow, always rolling in money.

📖 Example

Many tech entrepreneurs in the affluent Silicon Valley communities invest heavily in sustainable energy projects. 🔊 Many tech entrepreneurs in the affluent Silicon Valley communities invest heavily in sustainable energy projects.

🔗 Collocations

affluent society – a society characterized by widespread wealth and high standards of living

affluent lifestyle – a way of living that involves luxury and abundance

affluent neighborhood – a residential area with expensive homes and wealthy residents

🔄 Synonyms

rich (adj.) – having a great deal of money or assets

wealthy (adj.) – having an abundant supply of money or possessions

prosperous (adj.) – successful in material terms; flourishing financially

🚫 Antonyms

poor (adj.) – lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable

impoverished (adj.) – reduced to poverty; deprived of strength or vitality

destitute (adj.) – extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself

🌱 Derivatives

affluence (n.) – the state of having a great deal of money; wealth

affluently (adv.) – in a wealthy or prosperous manner

📖 Cultural Story

Originates from Latin 'affluere' (to flow towards). Once described abundant resources like rivers; by the 15th century, it metaphorically referred to wealthy people or prosperous regions.