prosperity
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English prosperite, from Old French prosperitet, from Latin prosperitās. Equivalent to prosper + -ity.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹɒˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: pros‧per‧i‧ty
Noun
editprosperity (countable and uncountable, plural prosperities)
- The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.
- Synonyms: prosperousness; see also Thesaurus:wealth
- Near-synonym: thriving
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editcondition of being prosperous
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Further reading
edit- “prosperity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “prosperity”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
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