To young affluents the holidays signify a generous portion of normally adult fare (London Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
flu´ent|ness — flu|ent «FLOO uhnt», adjective. 1. flowing smoothly or easily: »Long practice enabled the American to speak fluent French. 2. speaking or writing easily and rapidly: »a fluent speaker. Fluent children are often also good readers. 3. not fixed or… … Useful english dictionary
flu´ent|ly — flu|ent «FLOO uhnt», adjective. 1. flowing smoothly or easily: »Long practice enabled the American to speak fluent French. 2. speaking or writing easily and rapidly: »a fluent speaker. Fluent children are often also good readers. 3. not fixed or… … Useful english dictionary
flu|ent — «FLOO uhnt», adjective. 1. flowing smoothly or easily: »Long practice enabled the American to speak fluent French. 2. speaking or writing easily and rapidly: »a fluent speaker. Fluent children are often also good readers. 3. not fixed or stable;… … Useful english dictionary
con´flu|ent|ly — con|flu|ent «KON flu uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. flowing or running together; blending into one: »confluent rivers. 2. Medicine. a) tending to join or run together: »confluent eruptions of the skin. b) characterized by such eruptions. –n. 1 … Useful english dictionary
con|flu|ent — «KON flu uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. flowing or running together; blending into one: »confluent rivers. 2. Medicine. a) tending to join or run together: »confluent eruptions of the skin. b) characterized by such eruptions. –n. 1. a stream… … Useful english dictionary
af´flu|ent|ly — af|flu|ent «AF lu uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having wealth; rich; wealthy: »an affluent person. 2. Figurative. abundant; plentiful. SYNONYM(S): copious, plenteous. 3. flowing freely … Useful english dictionary
in|flu|ent — «IHN flu uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. flowing in. –n. a stream flowing into another stream … Useful english dictionary
trans|flu|ent — «TRANS flu uhnt», adjective. flowing or running across or through. ╂[< Latin trānsfluēns, entis, present participle of trānsfluere < trāns across + fluere to flow] … Useful english dictionary
dif|flu|ent — «DIHF lu uhnt», adjective. tending to flow apart; readily dissolving. ╂[< Latin diffluēns, entis, present participle of diffluere flow away < dis away + fluere to flow] … Useful english dictionary
ef|flu|ent — «EHF lu uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. flowing out or forth. –n. 1. a thing that flows out or forth; outflow: »A conservative limit has been set on this radio activity so that the effluent will not damage aquatic life (Science). 2. a stream… … Useful english dictionary
