Adjective : an affluent person. ,an affluent fountain. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : a luxurious resort appealing to young affluents. From Dictionary.com.
Now, as he arrived at dusk, he was surprised to see how well the Mccuens lived, which was much more affluently than he and Barbara had, or the Stuarts. From Wordnik.com. [Fat Tuesday]
He explains further to live affluently she must say not guilty; otherwise she will not live nor will Oliver even though he is falling in love with his pawn. From Wordnik.com. [The Juror-George Dawes Green « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews] Reference
An unknowing observer might imagine them to be two couples and a single, free-floating female — attractive, middle-class Americans, affluently dressed in an understated way, in the prime of their lives. From Wordnik.com. [Soul] Reference
The leaders hide under the guise of being incapacitated because of foreign debt payment obligations, to shy away from their responsibilities and they allow the masses to wallow in abject poverty while they themselves live flamboyantly and affluently. From Wordnik.com. [WHY DEBT CANCELLATION FOR AFRICA?] Reference
In equating "living well" with living affluently, capitalism has made it extremely difficult to demonstrate that freedom is more closely identified with personal autonomy than with affluence, with empowerment over life than with empowerment over things, with the emotional security that derives frmo a nourishing community life than with a material security that derives from the myth of a nature dominated by an all-mastering technology. From Wordnik.com. [Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: "Living Well"] Reference
Opal brought the words out like little sharp points that seemed to glitter affluently as she spoke them. From Wordnik.com. [The City of Fire] Reference
His passion for creation and his drive for perfection has led him to pass from one mean to another affluently. From Wordnik.com. [kostas voyatzis] Reference
I am encouraged to expect that the House will do something that will enable Us to live, tho perhaps not very affluently. From Wordnik.com. [Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 24 May 1789] Reference
Middleton's paternal ancestors have been affluently middle-class for more than a century: merchants, lawyers and mill owners in the northern. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
In contrast, though, in advanced Chinese cities like Beijing, many people live as affluently, or even more affluently, than people in developed countries. From Wordnik.com. [Environment news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
The two eldest, who were both in the bank, were quiet, sober men, who lived affluently and were married to religious wives, and brought up their children plentifully and piously. From Wordnik.com. [John Caldigate] Reference
Could the duke have been satisfied with that state of life, and regulated his expences according to his income, he had it then in his power to live, if not affluently, at least easily. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland]
You may probably have heard that the partial kindness of my aunt Pynsynt has made me affluently independent at a much earlier period than the laws of England have supposed it prudent to entrust power into the hands of youth. From Wordnik.com. [Things By Their Right Names] Reference
Could her liberation be effected, he would fly with her into another state; and the revenues arising from her own little patrimony which had been settled on herself at her marriage would enable them to live comfortably, if not affluently. From Wordnik.com. [Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf] Reference
That would mean we would scrap the present system and replace it with one that gives Americans the REAL CHANGE they are asking their politicians for - wealth that will enable them to retire affluently and buy the best medical care on the planet and build wealth for future generations. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Jo added, "We are pushing light industries to create a country in which all the people can live comfortably and affluently," and stated that light industries were working to broaden the variety of goods available, while at the same time maximizing the quality of products manufactured for the good of the people. From Wordnik.com. [North Korean Economy Watch] Reference
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