to affluent society
1affluent society — noun A society in which the ordinary person can afford many things once regarded as luxuries • • • Main Entry: ↑affluent * * * affluent society, a society with an abundant supply and consumption of luxury products a services: »Motor cars, now… …
2Original affluent society — The original affluent society is a theory postulating that hunter gatherers were the original affluent society. This theory was first articulated by Marshall Sahlins at a symposium entitled Man the Hunter held in Chicago in 1966. The significance …
3The Affluent Society — is a 1958 book by Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith. The book sought to clearly outline the manner in which the post World War II America was becoming wealthy in the private sector but remained poor in the public sector, lacking social and …
4affluent society — af·flu·ent so·cie·ty loc.s.f.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS econ., sociol. → società opulenta {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1965. ETIMO: comp. di affluent ricco e society società …
5affluent society — elite, upper classes, high society …
6affluent society — /ˌæfluənt sə saɪəti/ noun a type of society where most people are rich …
7affluent society — /ˌæfluənt sə saɪəti/ noun a type of society where most people are rich …
8affluent society — See embourgeoisement …
9affluent — af‧flu‧ent [ˈæfluənt] adjective having plenty of money, a nice house, expensive things etc : • The students mainly come from affluent families. • The town is located in a relatively affluent area, with the average income 15% above the national… …
10affluent — [af′lo͞o ənt; ] occas. [ a flo͞o′ənt] adj. [ME < L affluens, prp. of affluere: see AFFLUENCE] 1. flowing freely 2. plentiful; abundant 3. wealthy; prosperous; rich [the affluent society] n. 1. a tributary stream: opposed to …
