prosperous

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Etymology

Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperare, to cause to succeed, from prosperus, favorable, from Old Latin pro spere, according to expectation, from pro, for, and spes, hope

Adjective

prosperous (comparative more prosperous, superlative most prosperous)

1. characterized by success

   Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox.

2. well off; affluent

   He was raised in a very prosperous household.

3. favorable

   He chose a prosperous lottery number that evening.

Synonyms

• (characterized by success): successful
• (well off): affluent, rich, well off, well-to-do, wealthy
• (favorable): favorable

Derived terms

• prosperously
• prosperousness
• prosperity

Related terms

• prosper

Translations

characterized by success

• Catalan: pròsper (ca)
• Dutch: succesvol (nl), geslaagd (nl)
• Finnish: menestyvä (fi)

• Hungarian: sikeres (hu)
• Jèrriais: prospéthe
• Portuguese: próspero (pt) m

well off; affluent

• Catalan: pròsper (ca)
• Dutch: welvarend (nl), welgesteld (nl), succesvol (nl)
• Finnish: vauras (fi)

• Hungarian: jómódú (hu)
• Jèrriais: prospéthe
• Spanish: rico (es)

favorable

• Catalan: pròsper (ca)
• Dutch: voorspoedig (nl), geslaagd (nl), gelukkig (nl)

• Finnish: onnekas (fi)

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• Serbian: dobrostojan m, dobrostojna f