prosperous

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.

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pros′per·ous·ly adv.

pros′per·ous·ness n.

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prosperous

(ˈprɒspərəs)

adj

1. flourishing; prospering

2. rich; affluent; wealthy

3. favourable or promising

ˈprosperously adv

ˈprosperousness n

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pros•per•ous

(ˈprɒs pər əs)

adj.

1. having or characterized by good fortune, success, or wealth.

2. favorable or propitious.

pros′per•ous•ly, adv.

pros′per•ous•ness, n.

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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

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

prosperous

adjective

1. Improving, growing, or succeeding steadily:

booming, boomy, flourishing, prospering, roaring, thrifty, thriving.

2. Enjoying steady good fortune or financial security:

comfortable, easy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do.

Informal: well-fixed.

Idioms: comfortably off, in clover, on easy street.

3. Occurring at a fitting or advantageous time:

auspicious, favorable, opportune, propitious, seasonable, timely, well-timed.

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Translations

ناجِح، مُزْدَهِر

úspěšný

velhavende

erfolgreich

próspero

prospèreaisé

velmegnandi, happasæll

benestanteprosperoso

framgangsrik

uspešen

başarılızengin

成功的繁荣的

prosperous

[ˈprɒspərəs] ADJ → próspero

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

prosperous

[ˈprɒspərəs] adj → prospère

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

prosperous

[ˈprɒsp/ərəs] adj (industry) → prospero/a, fiorente; (businessman) → di successo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

prosper

(ˈprospə) verb

to do well; to succeed. His business is prospering. voorspoedig wees يَنْجَح процъфтявам prosperar prospívat blühen have fremgang ευημερώprosperar õitsema موفق شدن menestyä prospérer לְשַגשֵׂג सफल होना jól megy berhasil blómstra, dafna prosperare 成功する 번성하다 klestėti zelt; plaukt; sekmēties menjadi maju gedijen, slagentrives, ha framgang prosperować بريالى كيدل prosperar a prospera процветать prosperovať uspevati napredovati ha framgång, gå bra, blomstra เจริญก้าวหน้า ilerlemek, gelişmek 成功，繁榮 процвітати; досягати успіхів پھلنا پھولنا thịnh vượng 成功，繁荣

proˈsperity (-ˈspe-) noun

success; wealth. We wish you happiness and prosperity. voorspoed نَجاح، إزْدِهار преуспяване prosperidade prospívání der Wohlstand velstand; fremgang ευημερίαprosperidad õitseng بهروزی vauraus prospéritéשגשוג समृद्धि jólét kemakmuran velgengni prosperità 繁栄 번영 gerovė, suklestėjimas veiksme; panākumi; bagātība kemakmuran voorspoedframgang; velstandpomyślność برياليتوب prosperidade pros­peri­tate процветание úspech blaginja prosperitet välstånd, välgång, lycka ความเจริญรุ่งเรือง zenginlik, refah 繁榮昌盛 процвітання, добробут خوش حالي sự phát đạt 繁荣昌盛

ˈprosperous adjective

successful, especially in business. a prosperous businessman. voorspoedig ناجِح، مُزْدَهِر процъфтяващ próspero úspěšný erfolgreich velhavende πετυχημένος, ευκατάστατοςpróspero edukas موفق menestyvä prospère מְשַׂגשֵג विवरण पुस्तक समृद्ध sikeres sukses, makmur velmegnandi, happasæll prospero, ricco 栄えた 번성하는 klestintis veiksmīgs; turīgs makmur welvarendframgangsrik; velstående dobrze prosperujący بريالى próspero prosper преуспевающий úspešný uspešen uspešan framgångsrik ซึ่งเจริญรุ่งเรือง başarılı, zengin 成功的，繁榮的 процвітаючий; успішний خوش حال phát đạt 成功的，繁荣的

ˈprosperously adverb

voorspoedig بازْدِهار، بِنَجاح процъфтяващо prosperamente úspěšně erfolgreich rigt ευκατάστατα prósperamente edukalt بطور موفقیت آمیز menestyvästi de manière prospère בְּרוֹב שִׂגשׂוּג וְעוֹשֶר समृद्धि से, सफलता से, अनुकूलता से sikeresen secara sukses á blómlegan hátt in maniera prospera 栄えて 번성하게 turtingai veiksmīgi; turīgi; bagātīgi dgn makmur welvarendblomstrende kwitnąco په برياليتوب سره prosperamente (în mod) prosper преуспевающе úspešne uspešno uspešno framgångsrikt โดยประสบผลสำเร็จต่อเนื่อง varlık içinde 成功地 успішно, вдало خوش حالي سے phát đạt 成功地

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