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Pronunciation
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Etymology
OF. prosperer, from L. prosperare, to cause to succeed, from prosperus, favorable, from Old Latin pro spere, according to expectation, from pro#Latin|pro, for, and spes, hope
Adjective
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- characterized by success
#:Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox.
- well off; affluent
#:he was raised in a very prosperous household
- favorable
#:he chose a prosperous lottery number that evening
Synonyms
(characterized by success): successful
(well off): affluent, rich, well off, well-to-do
(favorable): favorable
Derived terms
prosperously
prosperousness
Related terms
prosper
Translations
trans-top|characterized by success
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trans-top|well off; affluent
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trans-top|favorable
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Serbian: dobrostojan m, dobrostojna f
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