prosperous (redirected from prosperousness)

pros·per·ous  (prspr-s)

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.

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prosper·ous·ly adv.

prosper·ous·ness n.

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prosperous [ˈprɒspərəs]

adj

1. flourishing; prospering

2. rich; affluent; wealthy

3. favourable or promising

prosperously  adv

prosperousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	prosperous - 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" well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do, comfortable, easy rich - possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles"
	2.	prosperous - 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" booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, roaring, thriving successful - having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"
	3.	prosperous - marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" golden, halcyon happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"
	4.	prosperous - presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" favorable, lucky, favourable, golden propitious - presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration"

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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 [ˈprɒspərəs] ADJ → próspero

prosperous [ˈprɒspərəs] adj → prospère

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