A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg

affluential

 

PRONUNCIATION:

(a-floo-EN-shuhl) 

 

MEANING:

adjective: Having power and influence because of wealth.
noun: Rich and powerful person.

 

ETYMOLOGY:

A blend of affluence + influential. Both words are from Latin fluere (to flow). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bhleu- (to swell or overflow), from which flow words such as influence, fluctuate, fluent, fluid, fluoride, flush, flux, reflux, superfluous, fluvial, profluent, and affluenza. Earliest documented use: 1842.

 

USAGE:

"The thing to remember is that, for affluentials, money has become the tool with which to buy non-material things -- space, time, health, fitness, and meaningful experiences.”
 Shane Watson; The Art of Being Affluential; The Guardian (London, UK); Jun 22, 2001.