Prosperous Definition
prosperous
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Etymology
Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperare, to cause to succeed, from prosperus, favorable, from Old Latin pro spere, according to expectation, from pro, for, and spes, hope
Adjective
prosperous (comparative more prosperous, superlative most prosperous)
- characterized by success
- Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox.
- well off; affluent
- He was raised in a very prosperous household.
- favorable
- He chose a prosperous lottery number that evening.
Synonyms
- (characterized by success): successful
- (well off): affluent, rich, well off, well-to-do, wealthy
- (favorable): favorable
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