a. [ Cf. F. affluent, L. affluens, -entis, p. pr. See Affluence. ] 1. Flowing to; flowing abundantly. “Affluent blood.” Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Abundant; copious; plenteous; hence, wealthy; abounding in goods or riches. [ 1913 Webster ]

Language . . . affluent in expression. H. Reed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Loaded and blest with all the affluent store,
Which human vows at smoking shrines implore. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Abundantly; copiously. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Great plenty. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. circumfluere, p. pr. of circumfluere; circum + fluere to flow; also L. circumfluus. ] Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid. “The deep, circumfluent waves.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. confluens, -entis, p. pr. of confluere, -fluxum; con- + fluere to flow. See Fluent. ] 1. Flowing together; meeting in their course; running one into another; flowing together to form a single stream.
Syn. -- merging(prenominal). [ 1913 Webster ]

These confluent steams make some great river's head. Blackmore. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Blended into one; growing together, so as to obliterate all distinction. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) (a) Running together or uniting, as pimples or pustules. (b) Characterized by having the pustules, etc., run together or unite, so as to cover the surface; as, confluent smallpox. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A small steam which flows into a large one. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The place of meeting of steams, currents, etc. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. diffluens, p. pr. of diffluere to flow off; dif- = dis- + fluere to flow. ] Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. effluens, -entis, p. pr. of effluere to flow out; ex + fluere to flow: cf. F. effluent. See Fluent. ] Flowing out; as, effluent beams. Parnell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Geog.) A stream that flows out of another stream or lake. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A current of water; a stream. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Cf. F. fluente. ] (Math.) A variable quantity, considered as increasing or diminishing; -- called, in the modern calculus, the function or integral. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. fluens, -entis, p. pr. of fluere to flow; cf. Gr. &unr_; to boil over. Cf. Fluctuate, Flux. ] 1. Flowing or capable of flowing; liquid; glodding; easily moving. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Ready in the use of words; voluble; copious; having words at command; and uttering them with facility and smoothness; as, a fluent speaker; hence, flowing; voluble; smooth; -- said of language; as, fluent speech. [ 1913 Webster ]

With most fluent utterance. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fluent as the flight of a swallow is the sultan's letter. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a fluent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being fluent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. influens, -entis, p. pr. of influere, influxum, to flow in; pref. in- in + fluere to flow. See Fluid. ] 1. Flowing in. “With influent tide.” Cowper. “Influent odors.” Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Exerting influence; influential. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I find no office by name assigned unto Dr. Cox, who was virtually influent upon all, and most active. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Influence. ] Exerting or possessing influence or power; potent; efficacious; effective; strong; having authority or ascendency; as, an influential man, station, argument, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

A very influential Gascon prefix. Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an influential manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. interfluens, p. pr., and interfluus. See Inter-, and Fluent. ] Flowing between or among; intervening. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. mellifluens. See Mellifluous. ] Flowing as with honey; smooth; mellifluous. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a mellifluent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. profluens, p. pr. of profluere; pro forward + fluere to flow. ] Flowing forward, [ R. ] “In the profluent stream.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. refluens, p. pr. of refluere to flow back; pref. re- re- + fluere to flow. See Flurent. ] Flowing back; returning; ebbing. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

And refluent through the pass of fear
The battle's tide was poured. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ros, roris, dew + fluens, p. pr. of fluere to flow. ] Flowing with dew. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. subterfluens, p. pr. of subterfluere to flow beneath; subter under + fluere to flow. ] Running under or beneath. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. trans- + fluent. ] 1. Flowing or running across or through; as, a transfluent stream. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) Passing or flowing through a bridge; -- said of water. Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

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See noble.
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