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/pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/
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The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prosperousness, abundance, affluence, cheese, ease, fortune, Mammon, opulence, plenty, richdom, riches, wealth, thriving
Antonyms: none provided
the condition of prospering; having good fortune
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: successfulness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: good fortune, luckiness, good luck
Narrower terms: wellbeing, well-being, welfare, upbeat, eudaemonia, eudaimonia, strength, success
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: economic condition
Narrower terms: boom
From Middle English prosperite, from Old French prosperitet, from Latin prosperitās, equivalent to prosper + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
اِزْدِهَار
(izdihār)
— condition of being prosperous
Arabic :
رَخَاء
(raḵāʔ)
— condition of being prosperous
Bulgarian :
преуспяване
(preuspjavane)
— condition of being prosperous
Bulgarian :
благоденствие
(blagodenstvie)
— condition of being prosperous
Burmese :
မင်္ဂလာ
(mangga.la)
— condition of being prosperous
Catalan :
prosperitat
— condition of being prosperous
Cebuano :
kalamboan
— condition of being prosperous
Chinese Mandarin :
繁榮 /繁荣
(fánróng)
— condition of being prosperous
Czech :
prosperita
— condition of being prosperous
Dutch :
voorspoed
— condition of being prosperous
Esperanto :
prospero
— condition of being prosperous
Estonian :
jõukus
— condition of being prosperous
Finnish :
vauraus
— condition of being prosperous
French :
prospérité
— condition of being prosperous
Galician :
prosperidade
— condition of being prosperous
German :
Prosperität
— condition of being prosperous
German :
Wohlstand
— condition of being prosperous
Greek :
ευημερία
(evimería)
— condition of being prosperous
Greek :
ευπορία
(efporía)
— condition of being prosperous
Ancient Greek :
εὐθηνία
(euthēnía)
— condition of being prosperous
Ancient Greek :
ὄλβος
(ólbos)
— condition of being prosperous
Hindi :
समृद्धि
(samŕddhi)
— condition of being prosperous
Hindi :
संपन्नता
(sampannatā)
— condition of being prosperous
Icelandic :
velmegun
— condition of being prosperous
Icelandic :
góðæri
— condition of being prosperous
Irish :
rath
— condition of being prosperous
Italian :
prosperità
— condition of being prosperous
Japanese :
繁栄
(han'ei)
— condition of being prosperous
Kazakh :
өркендеу
(örkendeu)
— condition of being prosperous
Kazakh :
гүлдену
(güldenu)
— condition of being prosperous
Kazakh :
көркею
(körkeü)
— condition of being prosperous
Korean :
번영
(beonyeong)
— condition of being prosperous
Central Kurdish :
ئاسوودەیی
(asûdeyî)
— condition of being prosperous
Central Kurdish :
بەختیاری
(bextyarî)
— condition of being prosperous
Central Kurdish :
کامەرانی
(kameranî)
— condition of being prosperous
Latin :
prosperitās
— condition of being prosperous
Macedonian :
благосо́стојба
(blagosóstojba)
— condition of being prosperous
Macedonian :
процвету́вање
(procvetúvanje)
— condition of being prosperous
Macedonian :
има́штија
(imáštija)
— condition of being prosperous
Malayalam :
സമൃദ്ധി
(samr̥ddhi)
— condition of being prosperous
Malayalam :
അഭിവൃദ്ധി
(abhivr̥ddhi)
— condition of being prosperous
Manchu :
ᠮᡠᡴ᠋ᡩᡝᠨ
(mukden)
— condition of being prosperous
Māori :
tōnuitanga
— condition of being prosperous
Māori :
houkuratanga
— condition of being prosperous
Middle English :
welthe
— condition of being prosperous
Occitan :
prosperitat
— condition of being prosperous
Persian :
خوشبختی
(xošbaxti)
— condition of being prosperous
Persian :
کامروایی
(kāmravāyī)
— condition of being prosperous
Persian :
بهروزی
(behruzi)
— condition of being prosperous
Persian :
آبادی
— condition of being prosperous
Polish :
dobrobyt
— condition of being prosperous
Portuguese :
prosperidade
— condition of being prosperous
Romanian :
prosperitate
— condition of being prosperous
Russian :
преуспева́ние
(preuspevánije)
— condition of being prosperous
Russian :
процвета́ние
(procvetánije)
— condition of being prosperous
Russian :
благосостоя́ние
(blagosostojánije)
— condition of being prosperous
Sanskrit :
ऋद्धि
(ṛddhi)
— condition of being prosperous
Sanskrit :
स्वस्ति
(svasti)
— condition of being prosperous
Scottish Gaelic :
àigh
— condition of being prosperous
Scottish Gaelic :
piseach
— condition of being prosperous
Serbo-Croatian :
imućstvo
— condition of being prosperous
Slovak :
prosperita
— condition of being prosperous
Spanish :
prosperidad
— condition of being prosperous
Swedish :
välstånd
— condition of being prosperous
Tagalog :
kasaganaan
— condition of being prosperous
Tagalog :
kaunlaran
— condition of being prosperous
Tagalog :
kariwasaan
— condition of being prosperous
Thai :
ความรุ่งเรือง
(kwaam-rûng-rʉʉang)
— condition of being prosperous
Turkish :
refah
— condition of being prosperous
Turkish :
gönenç
— condition of being prosperous
Ottoman Turkish :
عمارت
(ʼimaret)
— condition of being prosperous
Ottoman Turkish :
عمران
(ʼümran)
— condition of being prosperous
Ukrainian :
процвіта́ння
(procvitánnja)
— condition of being prosperous
Ukrainian :
добро́бут
(dobróbut)
— condition of being prosperous
Volapük :
plöp
— condition of being prosperous