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prosperous
[ pros-per-uhs ]
adjective
- having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful:
a prosperous business.
Synonyms: thriving
- well-to-do or well-off:
a prosperous family.
- favorable or propitious.
Synonyms: auspicious, lucky, fortunate
prosperous
/ ˈprɒspərəs /
adjective
- flourishing; prospering
- rich; affluent; wealthy
- favourable or promising
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Derived Forms
- ˈprosperously, adverb
- ˈprosperousness, noun
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Other Words From
- prosper·ous·ly adverb
- prosper·ous·ness noun
- non·prosper·ous adjective
- non·prosper·ous·ly adverb
- non·prosper·ous·ness noun
- over·prosper·ous adjective
- over·prosper·ous·ly adverb
- over·prosper·ous·ness noun
- pseudo·prosper·ous adjective
- pseudo·prosper·ous·ly adverb
- quasi-prosper·ous adjective
- quasi-prosper·ous·ly adverb
- super·prosper·ous adjective
- un·prosper·ous adjective
- un·prosper·ous·ly adverb
- un·prosper·ous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prosperous1
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Example Sentences
Without a prosperous community around me, this is not going to be a prosperous company.
Over the decades, it has charted the fortunes of Hong Kong, reflecting its ups and downs through prosperous and uncertain times alike.
They are wasting valuable rebuilding time pretending, with their hopes and forecasts and strains to envision a prosperous future if they do everything just right.
Now is our opportunity to embrace pay equity fully and lay the foundation for a more prosperous, inclusive version of capitalism.
Both highlight the need for more education, training and awareness of our own actions at work and online to foster more successful, creative and prosperous companies, agencies and individuals in the search industry.
Prosperous farms came into being in the meadows where the antelope had pastured.
Prosperous until the advent of the pioneer, he little by little became poorer, and finally withdrew from business.
Prosperous and adverse days appeared to visit the two communities almost in the same alternation.
Prosperous and well-governed States were ever in peril of invasion by barbarous peoples.
Prosperous traders foreclosed them, the spirit of the times defeated them, young Liberals succeeded them in office.
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More About Prosperous
What does prosperous mean?
Prosperous means successful, especially in a financial or material way.
It can be used to describe people, groups, or institutions like businesses.
The word is typically used to describe people who have achieved success in terms of wealth, health, and happiness. But it can also be used broadly, much like the words successful, thriving, and flourishing.
Prosperous is based on the verb prosper, which means to be successful. You can say that someone is prospering in the present, but the word is perhaps most commonly used in the context of what will happen in the future. The word prospering can be used as an adjective to mean the same thing as prosperous. The related noun prosperity refers to a state of success.
Example: If we can continue to maintain this level of quality, our company will continue to be prosperous.
Where does prosperous come from?
The first records of the word prosperous come from the 1400s. It comes from the Latin term prosperus. The verb prosper comes from the Latin verb prosperāre, meaning “to make happy.”
To say that someone is prosperous usually implies that they have achieved financial wealth, but it almost always implies that they have found happiness or contentment in their success. In other words, to be prosperous is usually to be successful in a healthy way—to thrive. The word is most often used in the context of a people’s careers and successful businesses.
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What are some other forms related to prosperous?
- prosperously (adverb)
- prosperousness (noun)
- prosper (verb)
What are some synonyms for prosperous?
- prospering
- successful
- thriving
- flourishing
What are some words that share a root or word element with prosperous?
What are some words that often get used in discussing prosperous?
How is prosperous used in real life?
Prosperous is usually used in a positive way in the discussion of financial success. It’s somewhat formal compared to a synonym like successful.
DAA Robert Clay: Family planning is critical for #youth, for families to become prosperous #Ministers #ICFPLive
— USAID Global Health (@USAIDGH) November 12, 2013
75 years ago, we decided to work together for peace. While Europe has become safer & more prosperous, war & conflict continue to ravage families across the world. To them we owe a more united, stronger EU, able to speak out & act swiftly to foster peace around the world #PeaceDay
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) September 21, 2020
Creating new markets often requires significant investments to attract customers who are deemed too poor to consume, note @CarlManlan and @EfosaOjomo. But this is precisely how #Africa can start to become more prosperous. https://t.co/SUCKZW2hE0
— Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) September 16, 2020
Try using prosperous!
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of prosperous?
A. flourishing
B. thriving
C. successful
D. withering
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