Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Affluent \Af"flu*ent\, n.
   A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake;
   a tributary stream.

Affluent \Af"flu*ent\, a. [Cf. F. affluent, L. affluens, -entis,
   p. pr. See {Affluence}.]
   1. Flowing to; flowing abundantly. ``Affluent blood.''
      --Harvey.

   2. Abundant; copious; plenteous; hence, wealthy; abounding in
      goods or riches.

            Language . . . affluent in expression. --H. Reed.

            Loaded and blest with all the affluent store, Which
            human vows at smoking shrines implore. --Prior.

Source : WordNet®

affluent
     adj : having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value;
           "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash";
           "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats";
           "wealthy corporations" [syn: {flush}, {loaded}, {moneyed},
            {wealthy}]
     n 1: an affluent person; a person who is financially well off;
          "the so-called emerging affluents"
     2: a branch that flows into the main stream [syn: {feeder}, {tributary}]
        [ant: {distributary}]