Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. prosperity(noun)

   an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

2. prosperity, successfulness(noun)

   the condition of prospering; having good fortune

Wiktionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. prosperity(Noun)

   The condition of being prosperous, of having good fortune

Webster Dictionary(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

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

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Bryant McGill:

   Peace IS Prosperity.

2. Euripides:

   Much effort, much prosperity.

3. Matshona Dhliwayo:

   Generosity is inverted prosperity.

4. Rush Limbaugh:

   No nation ever taxed itself into prosperity.

5. Publilius Syrus:

   Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.

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