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Definitions for prosperity
prɒˈspɛr ɪ tipros·per·i·ty

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word prosperity.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. prosperitynoun

    an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

  2. prosperity, successfulnessnoun

    the condition of prospering; having good fortune

Wiktionary

  1. prosperitynoun

    The condition of being prosperous, of having good fortune

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Prosperitynoun

    Success; attainment of wishes; good fortune.

    Etymology: prosperitas, Lat. prosperité, Fr.

    Prosperity, in regard of our corrupt inclination to abuse the blessings of Almighty God, doth prove a thing dangerous to the souls of men. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 48.

    God’s justice reaps that glory in our calamities, which we robbed him of in our prosperity. Charles I .

Wikipedia

  1. Prosperity

    Prosperity is the flourishing, thriving, good fortune and successful social status. Prosperity often produces profuse wealth including other factors which can be profusely wealthy in all degrees, such as happiness and health.

ChatGPT

  1. prosperity

    Prosperity refers to a state of thriving, abundance, and success in various aspects of life, such as financial wealth, personal well-being, social progress, and overall flourishing. It implies the presence of favorable circumstances, opportunities for growth, and the attainment of goals, leading to a high standard of living and overall satisfaction.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Prosperitynoun

    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

  1. 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.

Editors Contribution

  1. prosperity

    Be prosperous.

    Prosperity is a blessing.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 5, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'prosperity' in Nouns Frequency: #2813

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prosperity in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prosperity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of prosperity in a Sentence

  1. Theodore Roosevelt:

    The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

  2. Art Laffer:

    Without China there is no Walmart, and without Walmart there is no prosperity, get the government’s hands off the economy, and you will see the U.S. boom like never before.

  3. Joan Goldstein:

    That's not good in a small town, small towns need those colleges in the community. Lack of growth and prosperity is a very serious issue.

  4. Francis Quarles:

    In the height of thy prosperity expect adversity, but fear it not. If it come not, thou art the more sweetly possessed of the happiness thou hast, and the more strongly confirmed. If it come, thou art the more gently dispossessed of the happiness thou hadst, and the more firmly prepared.

  5. Desmond Dinan:

    The EU was launched in 1993, on the shoulders of the European Communities, to promote peace and prosperity in the post-Cold War era, an era also of rapid globalization. American officials may have had their doubts about the feasibility of monetary union, and about the possibility of a Common( European) Security and Defense Policy, but the United States Administration strongly supported further European integration in the 1990s.

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