'Prosperous' definitions:
Definition of 'prosperous'
From: WordNet
adjective
In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" [syn: comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do]
adjective
Very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving]
adjective
Marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" [syn: golden, halcyon, prosperous]
adjective
Presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" [syn: golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous]
Definition of 'Prosperous'
From: GCIDE
- Prosperous \Pros"per*ous\, a. [L. prosperus or prosper, originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of sperare to hope. See Despair.]
- 1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful. [1913 Webster]
- A happy passage and a prosperous wind. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful; as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a prosperous man or nation. [1913 Webster]
- By moderation either state to bear Prosperous or adverse. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Fortunate; successful; flourishing; thriving; favorable; auspicious; lucky. See Fortunate. [1913 Webster] -- {Pros"per*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Pros"per*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'prosperous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abounding in riches,
- affluent,
- appropriate,
- assured of success,
- auspicious,
- benign,
- benignant,
- booming,
- comfortable,
- comfortably situated,
- coming,
- convenient,
- crowned with success,
- desirable,
- disgustingly rich,
- easy,
- fair,
- fat,
- favorable,
- favoring,
- felicitous,
- flourishing,
- flush,
- fortunate,
- frightfully rich,
- full of promise,
- golden,
- good,
- halcyon,
- happy,
- in clover,
- in funds,
- in good case,
- in luxury,
- in the money,
- independent,
- independently rich,
- independently wealthy,
- loaded,
- lucky,
- luxurious,
- made,
- made of money,
- moneyed,
- monied,
- of good omen,
- of happy portent,
- of promise,
- on Easy Street,
- on the up-and-up,
- on top,
- on velvet,
- oofy,
- opportune,
- opulent,
- out in front,
- promising,
- propitious,
- prospering,
- provided for,
- rich,
- rich as Croesus,
- rolling in money,
- seasonable,
- snug,
- strong,
- substantial,
- succeeding,
- successful,
- surefire,
- thriving,
- triumphant,
- wallowing in wealth,
- warm,
- wealthy,
- well,
- well provided for,
- well-fixed,
- well-heeled,
- well-off,
- well-timed,
- well-to-do