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af·flu·ent
 affluent
- pronunciation:
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
having material wealth.
Affluent families had begun to move into the neighborhood, and the value of real estate was beginning to rise.Many people commute into the city from its affluent suburbs.- synonyms:
- moneyed, prosperous, rich, wealthy, well-off, well-to-do
- antonyms:
- destitute, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, poor
- similar words:
- comfortable, fat, flush, in clover, loaded, opulent, substantial, successful, well-heeled
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| definition 2: |
based on or conditioned by prolonged prosperity and the expectation of continued prosperity, as a society.
- similar words:
- developed, industrialized
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| definition 3: |
abounding in anything; plentiful; copious.
- synonyms:
- abundant, copious, opulent, plentiful, profuse, rife
- antonyms:
- lean, poor
- similar words:
- bounteous, brimming, exuberant, flush, lavish, luxuriant
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| derivation: |
affluently (adv.) |
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