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–adjective

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

]

—Related forms

pros·per·ous·ly, adverb

pros·per·ous·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. thriving. 2. wealthy, rich. 3. fortunate, lucky, auspicious.

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pros·per·ous Audio Help (prŏs'pər-əs) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Having success; flourishing: a prosperous new business.
Well-to-do; well-off: a prosperous family.
Propitious; favorable: a prosperous moment to make a decision.

pros'per·ous·ly adv., pros'per·ous·ness n.

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prosperous
adjective
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]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈprosperous adjective

successful, especially in business
Example: a prosperous businessman

Arabic:	ناجِح، مُزْدَهِر
Chinese (Simplified):	成功的，繁荣的
Chinese (Traditional):	成功的，繁榮的
Czech:	úspěšný
Danish:	velhavende
Dutch:	welvarend
Estonian:	edukas
Finnish:	menestyvä
French:	prospère
German:	erfolgreich
Greek:	πετυχημένος, ευκατάστατος
Hungarian:	sikeres
Icelandic:	velmegnandi, happasæll
Indonesian:	sukses, makmur
Italian:	prospero, ricco

Japanese:	栄えた
Korean:	성공한
Latvian:	veiksmīgs; turīgs
Lithuanian:	klestintis
Norwegian:	framgangsrik; velstående
Polish:	dobrze prosperujący
Portuguese (Brazil):	próspero
Portuguese (Portugal):	próspero
Romanian:	prosper
Russian:	преуспевающий
Slovak:	úspešný
Slovenian:	uspešen
Spanish:	próspero
Swedish:	framgångsrik
Turkish:	başarılı, zengin

See also: prosperity, prosper

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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.

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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.

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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.

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