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English Dictionary: prosperous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for prosperous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prosperous adj 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" Synonym(s): comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do 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" Synonym(s): booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" Synonym(s): golden, halcyon, 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" Synonym(s): golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prosperous \Pros"perous\, a. [L. prosperus or prosper, originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of sperare to hope. See {Despair}.] 1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful. A happy passage and a prosperous* wind. --Denham. 2. Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful; as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a prosperous man or nation. By moderation either state to bear Prosperous or adverse. --Milton. Syn: Fortunate; successful; flourishing; thriving; favorable; auspicious; lucky. See {Fortunate}. -- {Pros"perously}, adv. -- {Pros"perousness}, n.