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4 dictionary results for: prosperous
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
pros·per·ous       [pros-per-uhs] Pronunciation Key
–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]

pros·per·ous·ly, adverb
pros·per·ous·ness, noun

1. thriving. 2. wealthy, rich. 3. fortunate, lucky, auspicious.
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pros·per·ous       (prŏs'pər-əs)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Having success; flourishing: a prosperous new business.
  2. Well-to-do; well-off: a prosperous family.
  3. 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

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Prosperous

Pros"per*ous\, a. [L. prosperus or prosper, originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of sperare to hope. See Despair.]

1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful.

A happy passage and a prosperous wind. --Denham.

2. Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful; as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a prosperous man or nation.

By moderation either state to bear Prosperous or adverse. --Milton.

Syn: Fortunate; successful; flourishing; thriving; favorable; auspicious; lucky. See Fortunate. -- Pros"per*ous*ly, adv. -- Pros"per*ous*ness, n.

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