prosperous

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• General-American: /ˈpɹɑs.pə.ɹəs/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒs.p(ə.)ɹəs/
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• rhymes with -ɒspəɹəs
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From Middle French prospereus, from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō (“to cause to succeed”), from Old Latin pro spere (“according to expectation”), from pro (“for”) + spes (“hope”).

98 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: բարգավաճ (bargavač) — characterized by success
• Bulgarian: успешен (uspešen) — characterized by success
• Catalan: pròsper — characterized by success
• Chagatai: آباد (ʾābād) — characterized by success
• Chinese Mandarin: 繁榮 /繁荣 (fánróng) — characterized by success
• Chinese Mandarin: 昌盛 (chāngshèng) — characterized by success
• Dutch: succesvol — characterized by success
• Dutch: geslaagd — characterized by success
• Finnish: menestyvä — characterized by success
• French: prospère — characterized by success
• French: florissant — characterized by success
• French: réussissant — characterized by success
• Galician: próspero — characterized by success
• German: blühend — characterized by success
• German: florierend — characterized by success
• German: erfolgreich — characterized by success
• Ancient Greek: οὔριος (oúrios) — characterized by success
• Ancient Greek: ὄλβιος (ólbios) — characterized by success
• Hindi: संपन्न (sampann) — characterized by success
• Hindi: समृद्ध (samŕddh) — characterized by success
• Hungarian: sikeres — characterized by success
• Indonesian: makmur — characterized by success
• Indonesian: sejahtera — characterized by success
• Irish: rafar — characterized by success
• Japanese: 繁栄している (han'ei shite iru) — characterized by success
• Latin: prosper — characterized by success
• Latin: prosperus — characterized by success
• Macedonian: у́спешен (úspešen) — characterized by success
• Māori: taurikura — characterized by success
• Norman: prospéthe — characterized by success
• Occitan: prospèr — characterized by success
• Persian: برخوردار — characterized by success
• Plautdietsch: noppjebuat — characterized by success
• Portuguese: próspero — characterized by success
• Romanian: prosper — characterized by success
• Russian: процвета́ющий (procvetájuščij) — characterized by success
• Russian: преуспева́ющий (preuspevájuščij) — characterized by success
• Russian: уда́чливый (udáčlivyj) — characterized by success
• Russian: благополу́чный (blagopolúčnyj) — characterized by success
• Russian: успе́шный (uspéšnyj) — characterized by success
• Turkish: bayındır — characterized by success
• Ottoman Turkish: عمران (ʼümran) — characterized by success
• Uyghur: ئاۋات (awat) — characterized by success
• Uzbek: obod — characterized by success
• Vietnamese: phồn vinh — characterized by success
• Azerbaijani: firavan — well off; affluent
• Bulgarian: богат (bogat) — well off; affluent
• Bulgarian: заможен (zamožen) — well off; affluent
• Catalan: pròsper — well off; affluent
• Chinese Mandarin: 富裕 (fùyù) — well off; affluent
• Dutch: welvarend — well off; affluent
• Dutch: welgesteld — well off; affluent
• Dutch: succesvol — well off; affluent
• Finnish: vauras — well off; affluent
• French: prospère — well off; affluent
• French: riche — well off; affluent
• German: wohlhabend — well off; affluent
• German: reich — well off; affluent
• Greek: πλούσιος (ploúsios) — well off; affluent
• Greek: επιτυχής (epitychís) — well off; affluent
• Ancient Greek: πλούσιος (ploúsios) — well off; affluent
• Ancient Greek: ἐπιτυχής (epitukhḗs) — well off; affluent
• Hindi: संपन्न (sampann) — well off; affluent
• Hindi: समृद्ध (samŕddh) — well off; affluent
• Hungarian: jómódú — well off; affluent
• Latin: prosper — well off; affluent
• Latin: prosperus — well off; affluent
• Macedonian: бо́гат (bógat) — well off; affluent
• Māori: houkura — well off; affluent
• Māori: tōnui — well off; affluent
• Māori: taurikura — well off; affluent
• Norman: prospéthe — well off; affluent
• Portuguese: próspero — well off; affluent
• Russian: зажи́точный (zažítočnyj) — well off; affluent
• Russian: состоя́тельный (sostojátelʹnyj) — well off; affluent
• Russian: бога́тый (bogátyj) — well off; affluent
• Russian: обеспе́ченный (obespéčennyj) — well off; affluent
• Spanish: rico — well off; affluent
• Swedish: välbärgad — well off; affluent
• Bulgarian: благоприятен (blagoprijaten) — favorable — see also favourable
• Catalan: pròsper — favorable — see also favourable
• Chinese Mandarin: 好意 (hǎoyì) — favorable — see also favourable
• Chinese Mandarin: 順利 /顺利 (shùnlì) — favorable — see also favourable
• Chinese Mandarin: 有利 (yǒulì) — favorable — see also favourable
• Dutch: voorspoedig — favorable — see also favourable
• Dutch: geslaagd — favorable — see also favourable
• Dutch: gelukkig — favorable — see also favourable
• Finnish: onnekas — favorable — see also favourable
• French: favorable — favorable — see also favourable
• German: günstig — favorable — see also favourable
• Greek: ευνοϊκός (evnoïkós) — favorable — see also favourable
• Ancient Greek: εὐνοϊκός (eunoïkós) — favorable — see also favourable
• Japanese: 順調な (junchō na) — favorable — see also favourable
• Macedonian: по́волен (póvolen) — favorable — see also favourable
• Macedonian: благопри́јатен (blagopríjaten) — favorable — see also favourable
• Māori: houkura — favorable — see also favourable
• Portuguese: próspero — favorable — see also favourable
• Russian: благоприя́тный (blagoprijátnyj) — favorable — see also favourable