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Definition of Prosperous
1. Adjective. In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich. "Well-to-do members of the community"
Similar to: Rich
Derivative terms: Prosperity
2. Adjective. Very lively and profitable. "Did a thriving business in orchids"
Similar to: Successful
Derivative terms: Prosperity
3. Adjective. Marked by peace and prosperity. "The halcyon days of the clipper trade"
4. Adjective. Presaging or likely to bring good luck. "A prosperous moment to make a decision"
Similar to: Propitious
Derivative terms: Favorableness, Favourableness, Luckiness
Definition of Prosperous
1. a. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful.
Definition of Prosperous
1. Adjective. characterized by success ¹
2. Adjective. well off; affluent ¹
3. Adjective. favorable ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prosperous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prosperous
Literary usage of Prosperous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 by James Ford Rhodes (1904)
"Grinnell, a Republican from Iowa, said that " the Northwest never was more
prosperous than it is now." 1 The balance of contemporaneous evidence turns to ..."
2. The Works of George Bull: D. D., Lord Bishop of St. David's by George Bull, Edward Burton, Robert Nelson (1827)
"A prosperous CONDITION IN THIS WORLD IS A BLESSING OF GOD, WHEREIN WE NOT ONLY
MAY, BUT OUGHT TO RB- JOICE, SINCE IT IS GIVEN US BY GOD AS A PECULIAR TIME ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... churches, hotels and other institutions connected with the most prosperous
life of the city. The original peninsula of Boston contained 783 acres. ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... prosperous and contented people. They have of course the political and
theological differences which are common to all nations. ..."
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