'Prosperity' definitions:
Definition of 'prosperity'
From: WordNet
noun
An economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
noun
The condition of prospering; having good fortune [syn: prosperity, successfulness]
Definition of 'Prosperity'
From: GCIDE
- Prosperity \Pros*per"i*ty\, n. [F. prosp['e]rit['e], L. prosperitas. See Prosperous.] 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. [1913 Webster]
- Now prosperity begins to mellow. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Prosperities can only be enjoyed by them who fear not at all to lose them. -- Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Prosperousness; thrift; weal; welfare; well being; happiness. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'prosperity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abundance,
- accomplishment,
- advantage,
- affluence,
- age of Aquarius,
- arrival,
- assets,
- bed of roses,
- benefit,
- boom,
- bottoming out,
- bottomless purse,
- bounty,
- bulging purse,
- business cycle,
- business fluctuations,
- bust,
- cooling off,
- crisis,
- depression,
- do,
- downturn,
- ease,
- easy circumstances,
- easy street,
- economic cycle,
- economic expansion,
- economic growth,
- embarras de richesses,
- era of prosperity,
- expanding economy,
- expansion,
- fair weather,
- fortunate outcome,
- fortune,
- go,
- gold,
- golden age,
- golden era,
- golden time,
- good,
- good fortune,
- good times,
- growth,
- halcyon days,
- handsome fortune,
- heaven,
- heyday,
- high growth rate,
- high income,
- high tax bracket,
- independence,
- inflation,
- interest,
- life of ease,
- low,
- lucre,
- luxuriousness,
- luxury,
- mammon,
- market expansion,
- material wealth,
- millennium,
- money,
- money to burn,
- moneybags,
- opulence,
- opulency,
- palmy days,
- peak,
- peaking,
- pelf,
- piping times,
- plenty,
- possessions,
- property,
- prosperous issue,
- prosperousness,
- recession,
- recovery,
- reign of Saturn,
- riches,
- richness,
- rosy era,
- Saturnia regna,
- Saturnian age,
- six-figure income,
- slowdown,
- slump,
- substance,
- success,
- sunshine,
- the good life,
- thriving,
- treasure,
- upper bracket,
- upturn,
- utopia,
- victory,
- wealth,
- wealthiness,
- well-being
Prosperity, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Prosperity, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina
Population (2000) :
1047
Housing Units (2000) :
456
Land area (2000) :
2.111435 sq. miles (5.468591 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.002248 sq. miles (0.005823 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.113683 sq. miles (5.474414 sq. km)
FIPS code :
58705
Located within :
South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location :
34.210657 N, 81.534347 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
29127
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Prosperity, WV -- U.S. Census Designated Place in West Virginia
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Prosperity, WV -- U.S. Census Designated Place in West Virginia
Population (2000) :
1310
Housing Units (2000) :
624
Land area (2000) :
1.558323 sq. miles (4.036037 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.558323 sq. miles (4.036037 sq. km)
FIPS code :
65836
Located within :
West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
Location :
37.835936 N, 81.205919 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.