- flourishing; prospering
- rich; affluent; wealthy
ˈprosperously adv
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pros•per•ous /ˈprɑspərəs/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024- having or showing good fortune, success, or wealth.
pros•per•ous
(pros′pər əs),USA pronunciation adj.
pros′per•ous•ly, adv.
pros′per•ous•ness, n.
- having or characterized by financial success or good fortune;
flourishing;
successful:a prosperous business. - well-to-do or well-off:a prosperous family.
- favorable or propitious.
- Latin prosperus
- late Middle English 1400–50
pros′per•ous•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged thriving.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wealthy, rich.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fortunate, lucky, auspicious.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prosperous /ˈprɒspərəs/ adj
ˈprosperously adv
ˈprosperously adv
'prosperous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Back Bay
- Fat City
- Gay Nineties
- Lombardy
- Saturnian
- Troyes
- affluent
- auspicious
- bless
- butter-and-egg man
- client
- exurb
- fat
- flourishing
- flush
- fortunate
- golden
- golden age
- halcyon
- happy
- healthy
- hog
- kulak
- look
- moneyed
- palmy
- prosper
- prosperity
- quasi-prosperous
- re-cover
- sleek
- sonsy
- success
- thrifty
- wealthy
- well
- well-fixed
- well-heeled
- well-off
- well-to-do