Definitions for prosperityprɒˈspɛr ɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pros•per•i•typrɒˈspɛr ɪ ti(n.)
a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, esp. in financial respects; good fortune.
Origin of prosperity:
1175–1225; ME prosperite < OF < L prosperitās. See prosperous , -ity
Princeton's WordNet
prosperity(noun)
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
prosperity, successfulness(noun)
the condition of prospering; having good fortune
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
prosperity(noun)ɒˈspɛr ɪ ti
the state of being financially successful; = affluence
a decade of peace and prosperity in the region
Wiktionary
prosperity(Noun)
The condition of being prosperous, of having good fortune
Webster Dictionary
Prosperity(noun)
the state of being prosperous; advance or gain in anything good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; attainment of the object desired; good fortune; success; as, commercial prosperity; national prosperity
The Roycroft Dictionary
prosperity
1. That peculiar condition which excites the lively interest of the ambulance-chaser. 2. That which comes about when men believe in other men. 3. That condition which attracts the lively interest of lawyers, and warrants your being sued for damages or indicted, or both.
Translations for prosperity
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- voorspoedAfrikaans

- نَجاح، إزْدِهارArabic

- преуспяванеBulgarian

- prosperidadePortuguese (BR)

- prospíváníCzech

- der WohlstandGerman

- velstand; fremgangDanish

- ευημερίαGreek

- prosperidadSpanish

- õitsengEstonian

- بهروزیFarsi

- vaurausFinnish

- prospéritéFrench

- שִׂגשוּגHebrew

- समृद्धिHindi

- jólétHungarian

- kemakmuranIndonesian

- velgengniIcelandic

- prosperitàItalian

- 繁栄Japanese

- 번영Korean

- gerovė, suklestėjimasLithuanian

- veiksme; panākumi; bagātībaLatvian

- kemakmuranMalay

- voorspoedDutch

- framgang; velstandNorwegian

- pomyślnośćPolish

- بهروزیPersian

- برياليتوبPashto

- prosperidadePortuguese

- prosperitateRomanian

- процветаниеRussian

- úspechSlovak

- blaginjaSlovenian

- prosperitetSerbian

- välstånd, välgång, lyckaSwedish

- ความเจริญรุ่งเรืองThai

- zenginlik, refahTurkish

- 繁榮昌盛Chinese (Trad.)

- процвітання, добробутUkrainian

- خوش حاليUrdu

- sự phát đạtVietnamese

- 繁荣昌盛Chinese (Simp.)

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