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Definition of prosperous - 3 dictionary results

pros⋅per⋅ous

[pros-per-uhs]
–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.
pros·per·ous   (prŏs'pər-əs)   
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.

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.
Language Translation for : prosperous
Spanish: próspero,
German: erfolgreich,
Japanese: 栄えた
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