prosperous
- adjective
- /ˈprɒspərəs/
- The small town became prosperous after the new factory opened, providing many jobs to its residents.
- more prosperous
- a prosperous nation
- economically prosperous
Megan is still the pathway toward a stronger, more prosperous America.
- Megan is still the pathway toward a stronger, more prosperous America.
- It's for Britain to become more prosperous and stronger.
- In other words, I had a path to a more prosperous and productive life.
- What does it feel like to live a rich, prosperous and abundant life?
- Louis Gabriel Suchet was born in Lyon, the son of a prosperous silk merchant.
- And if we can do that in this country, we will be the most prosperous in Europe.
- And I started to watch it as it went down from a prosperous country to what it is today.
- What are the key attributes of prosperous people?
- It was a hugely prosperous land.
- You said, what does it take to make a country prosperous?
- People, middle class people living extraordinarily prosperous lives.
- More of it makes us all more prosperous.
- Then I got a hold of Robert Russell's book, You Too Can Be Prosperous.
Examples
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We were the busiest, most prosperous 5 and Dime in all of Texas.
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In other words, I had a path to a more prosperous and productive life.
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And if we can do that in this country, we will be the most prosperous in Europe.
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And I started to watch it as it went down from a prosperous country to what it is today.
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A small but prosperous community.
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Chicago was, in fact, the site of two prosperous African American banks.
Academic text (1999) -
Iraq has the basis to be a quite a strong, prosperous, even useful country.
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Miramichi youth continue to build the foundation of a prosperous tourism industry in the region.
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The Kurdish north is the most peaceful and prosperous part of Iraq.
Academic text (2008) -
Our children deserve an education that will ensure their chances of a prosperous and productive adulthood.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
Having a lot of money and many expensive things
A very successful or lucky time in a person's life
Full of something useful, like minerals
Having enough money to live without money worries
Making a lot of money from work or business
Having a lot of money and possessions
Having enough money to live comfortably
People who have plenty of money and live comfortably
Having a lot of money
Growing and very successful, like a busy café or arts scene
Having a lot of money
Calm and peaceful, often describing a happy time in the past
A town or business that is growing quickly and doing well
Very successful and making a lot of money
A person or family that has enough money and lives comfortably
Growing quickly and doing well, like a business or town
A time when things are very successful and growing
Growing and doing well, especially in business
Growing quickly and doing very well, especially in business
Having enough money to live comfortably
Antonyms
How Prosperous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prosperous comes from a Latin word that meant 'favourable' or 'lucky' and is in the same family as prosper and prosperity. Think of the small part pro- as 'for' or 'forward', so prosperous gives the picture of moving forward into success and wealth. That's why it now means 'successful' or 'wealthy'.