Affluent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an affluent person; a person who is financially well off

a branch that flows into the main stream

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɚɹˌaɪzɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈakbiəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈakbiəd/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈælɚɹˌaɪzɪŋ/.

Examples

the so-called emerging affluents
an affluent banker
a speculator flush with cash

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

confluent wealthy flush moneyed tributary feeder loaded

Antonyms

distributary

Parts of Speech

noun	an affluent person; a person who is financially well off “the so-called emerging affluents”
noun	a branch that flows into the main stream
adjective	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value “an affluent banker”

Word Forms

affluent	adjective	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
feed	verb	feed into; supply
affluent	noun	an affluent person; a person who is financially well off
affluence	noun	abundant wealth
flush	noun	the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
wealth	noun	the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
wealthiness	noun	the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wohlhabend

eine wohlhabende Person; eine Person, der es finanziell gut geht

🇫🇷French

riche

une personne aisée ; une personne qui est financièrement aisée

🇪🇸Spanish

afluente

una persona adinerada; una persona que está económicamente bien

🇮🇹Italian

benestante

una persona benestante; una persona finanziariamente benestante

🇳🇱Dutch

rijk

een welvarend persoon; iemand die het financieel goed heeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

afluente

uma pessoa rica; uma pessoa que está financeiramente bem

🇷🇺Russian

богатый

состоятельный человек; финансово обеспеченный человек

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धनी

एक संपन्न व्यक्ति; एक व्यक्ति जो आर्थिक रूप से संपन्न है

🇧🇩Bengali

সমৃদ্ধ

একটি ধনী ব্যক্তি; একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি আর্থিকভাবে সচ্ছল

🇮🇳Tamil

வசதி படைத்த

ஒரு வசதியான நபர்; நிதி ரீதியாக நன்றாக இருக்கும் ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంపన్నులు

ఒక సంపన్న వ్యక్తి; ఆర్థికంగా బాగా ఉన్న వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

श्रीमंत

एक श्रीमंत व्यक्ती; एक व्यक्ती जी आर्थिकदृष्ट्या चांगली आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમૃદ્ધ

સમૃદ્ધ વ્યક્તિ; એક વ્યક્તિ જે આર્થિક રીતે સારી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶ್ರೀಮಂತ

ಶ್ರೀಮಂತ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ; ಆರ್ಥಿಕವಾಗಿ ಉತ್ತಮವಾಗಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമ്പന്നമായ

ഒരു സമ്പന്നനായ വ്യക്തി; സാമ്പത്തികമായി മെച്ചപ്പെട്ട ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਮੀਰ

ਇੱਕ ਅਮੀਰ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ; ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਵਿੱਤੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਚੰਗਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

امیر

ایک امیر شخص؛ ایک شخص جو مالی طور پر ٹھیک ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

富裕的

一个富裕的人；经济富裕的人

🇯🇵Japanese

裕福な

裕福な人。経済的に裕福な人

🇰🇷Korean

풍족한

부유한 사람; 경제적으로 부유한 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giàu có

một người giàu có; một người khá giả về mặt tài chính

🇹🇭Thai

ร่ำรวย

คนที่ร่ำรวย; คนที่มีฐานะทางการเงินดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

makmur

orang kaya; seseorang yang berkecukupan secara finansial

🇵🇭Filipino

mayaman

isang mayamang tao; isang taong may kaya sa pananalapi

🇲🇾Malay

kaya raya

orang kaya; seorang yang berkemampuan dari segi kewangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثري

شخص ثري؛ شخص ميسور الحال ماليا

🇮🇷Persian

مرفه

یک فرد مرفه؛ فردی که از نظر مالی خوب است

🇹🇷Turkish

varlıklı

varlıklı bir kişi; maddi durumu iyi olan bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָמִיד

אדם אמיד; אדם שמצבו טוב כלכלית

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