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| 1. | having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful: a prosperous business. |
| 2. | well-to-do or well-off: a prosperous family. |
| 3. | favorable or propitious. |
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L prosperus
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pros·per·ous·ly, adverb
pros·per·ous·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. thriving. 2. wealthy, rich. 3. fortunate, lucky, auspicious.
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adj.
pros'per·ous·ly adv., pros'per·ous·ness n. |
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| prosperous | |
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| 1. | in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" [syn: comfortable] |
| 2. | very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: booming] |
| 3. | marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" [syn: golden] |
| 4. | presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" [syn: golden] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈprosperous adjective
successful, especially in business
Example: a prosperous businessman
See also: prosperity, prosperExample: a prosperous businessman
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Prosperous
For"tu*nate\ (?; 135), a. [L. fortunatus, p. p. of fortunare to make fortunate or prosperous, fr. fortuna. See Fortune, n.]1. Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate investment. 2. Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; favored with good forune; lucky. Syn: Auspicious; lucky; prosperous; successful; favored; happy. Usage: Fortunate, Successful, Prosperous. A man is fortunate, when he is favored of fortune, and has unusual blessings fall to his lot; successful when he gains what he aims at; prosperous when he succeeds in those things which men commonly desire. One may be fortunate, in some cases, where he is not successful; he may be successful, but, if he has been mistaken in the value of what he has aimed at, he may for that reason fail to be prosperous.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Prosperous
Pros"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prospered; p. pr. & vb. n. Prospering.] [F. prosp['e]rer v. i., or L. prosperare, v. i., or L. prosperare, v. t., fr. prosper or prosperus. See Prosperous.] To favor; to render successful. "Prosper thou our handiwork." --Bk. of Common Prayer. All things concur toprosper our design. --Dryden.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Prosperous
Pros*per"i*ty\, n. [F. prosp['e]rit['e], L. prosperitas. See Prosperous.] The state of being prosperous; advance or gain in anything good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; attainment of the object desired; good fortune; success; as, commercial prosperity; national prosperity. Now prosperity begins to mellow. --Shak. Prosperities can only be enjoyed by them who fear not at all to lose them. -- Jer. Taylor. Syn: Prosperousness; thrift; weal; welfare; well being; happiness.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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