Prosperity
[prɒ'sperɪtɪ] or [prɑ'spɛrəti]
Definition
(noun.) the condition of prospering; having good fortune.
(noun.) an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment.
Editor: Sweeney--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
Edited by Emily
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Success, thrift, welfare, happiness, well-being, luck, good fortune, good luck, run of luck, palmy days, halcyon days, smiles of fortune.
Inputed by Jenny
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Success, weal, welfare, good_fortune, well-being, good_luck
ANT:Unsuccess, woe, adversity, failure, reverse
Inputed by Bruno
Examples
- Upon the main caravan routes the chief towns rose to a certain second-rate prosperity, and foremost among them were Medina and Mecca. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He spoke of the state of England; the necessary measures to be taken to ensure its security, and confirm its prosperity. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- But Mr Boffin is being spoilt by prosperity, and is changing every day. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She shewed them how the well-being of each included the prosperity of all. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Its grandeur has outlived the high commercial prosperity and the political importance that made it a necessity, or rather a possibility. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Closely related to the constitution and just as decadent to-day are the Sanctity of Private Property, Vested Rights, Competition the Life of Trade, Prosperity (at any cost). Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- In this, his prosperity consisted. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Her material prosperity is genuine. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This reminded me of the wonderful difference between the servile manner in which he had offered his hand in my new prosperity, saying, May I? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- It was peace without prosperity. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But his indulgence in these and his personal tyrannies and cruelties did not interfere with the general prosperity of the empire. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She prayed for his prosperity and that of the bride he had chosen. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The course of its prosperity returned as soon as it was relieved from that oppression. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Let no man,' he cried, looking haggardly about, 'fail to preserve at least that little of the times of his prosperity and respect. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- As a matter of course, they fawned upon me in my prosperity with the basest meanness. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
Typist: Nora