affluent vs substantial

affluent

adj
  • Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth. 

  • Abundant; copious; plenteous. 

  • The Upper East Side is an affluent neighborhood in New York City. 

noun
  • A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary. 

  • Somebody who is wealthy. 

substantial

adj
  • Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy. 

  • Most important; essential. 

  • Not imaginary; real; actual; true; veritable. 

  • Having a substance; actually existing. 

  • Corporeal; material; firm. 

  • Satisfying; having sufficient substance to be nourishing or filling. 

  • Large in size, quantity, or value; ample; significant. 

  • Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm. 

noun
  • Anything having substance; an essential part. 

How often have the words affluent and substantial occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )