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prosperous [ˈprɒspərəs] adj
1. flourishing; prospering 2. rich; affluent; wealthy 3. favourable or promising prosperously adv prosperousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
prosperous adjective 1. wealthy, rich, affluent, well-off, in the money (informal), blooming, opulent, well-heeled (informal), well-to-do, moneyed, in clover (informal) the youngest son of a prosperous family wealthy poor, impoverished 2. successful, booming, thriving, flourishing, doing well, prospering, on a roll, on the up and up (Brit.), palmy He has developed a prosperous business. successful failing, unfortunate, unlucky, unsuccessful Translations prosperous adj person → wohlhabend, reich; business → gut gehend, florierend; economy → florierend, blühend; (liter) wind → gut; those were prosperous times/years → das waren Zeiten/Jahre des Wohlstands; he had a prosperous look about him → er sah wohlhabend aus prosperous [ˈprɒsp/ərəs] adj (industry) → prospero/a, fiorente; (businessman) → di successo prosperous [ˈprɒsp/ərəs] adj (industry) → prospero/a, fiorente; (businessman) → di successo How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Most of the characters that perform in this book still live, and are prosperous and happy. AN Old Politician and a Young Politician were travelling through a beautiful country, by the dusty highway which leads to the City of Prosperous Obscurity. When the miller heard how friendly her tone was, he plucked up heart and told her how rich and prosperous he had been all his life up till now, when he didn't know what he was to do for want and misery. |
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