affluent

²af·flu·ent

noun
\ˈa-(ˌ)flü-ənt also a-ˈflü- or ə-\

Definition of AFFLUENT

1

: a tributary stream

2

: a wealthy or affluent person

Examples of AFFLUENT

1. <the Nipigon and the St. Louis rivers are affluents of Lake Superior>

Origin of AFFLUENT

(see ¹affluent)

First Known Use: 1828

Related to AFFLUENT

Synonyms: tributary, bayou, branch, confluent, feeder, influent

Antonyms: distributary, effluent

Related Words: backwater; brook, brooklet, creek, rill, rivulet, run [chiefly Midland], streamlet; fountainhead, head, headstream, headwater, source

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Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

Rhymes with AFFLUENT

confluent, congruent, effluent, influent