affluent vs wealthy

affluent is a noun but wealthy is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
affluent	Yes	Yes	No	No
wealthy	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, affluent and wealthy are synonyms defined as:

affluent and wealthy: having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

Other synonyms of affluent include flush, loaded, moneyed, substantial.

affluent (noun)	wealthy (noun)
a branch that flows into the main stream
an affluent person; a person who is financially well off

affluent (adjective)	wealthy (adjective)
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value