Prosperous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

very lively and profitable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɑːspɚɹəs/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɒspəɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɒspəɹəs/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːspɚɹəs/.

Examples

they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards
easy living
a prosperous family

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

well-fixed well-to-do booming favorable well-off halcyon roaring well-heeled golden lucky flourishing thriving favourable well-situated comfortable easy prospering palmy

Parts of Speech

adjective	in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich “they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards”
adjective	very lively and profitable “flourishing businesses”
adjective	marked by peace and prosperity “a golden era”
adjective	presaging or likely to bring good luck “a favorable time to ask for a raise”

Word Forms

prosperity	noun	the condition of prospering; having good fortune
favorableness	noun	the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome
favourableness	noun	the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome
luckiness	noun	an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wohlhabend

in glücklichen Fällen finanziell; mäßig reichhaltig

🇫🇷French

prospère

dans des circonstances heureuses financièrement ; moyennement riche

🇪🇸Spanish

próspero

en circunstancias económicas afortunadas; moderadamente rico

🇮🇹Italian

prospero

in circostanze fortunate dal punto di vista finanziario; moderatamente ricco

🇳🇱Dutch

voorspoedig

financieel in gelukkige omstandigheden; matig rijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

próspero

em circunstâncias financeiras afortunadas; moderadamente rico

🇷🇺Russian

процветающий

при удачных обстоятельствах в финансовом отношении; умеренно богатый

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समृद्ध

आर्थिक रूप से भाग्यशाली परिस्थितियों में; मध्यम रूप से समृद्ध

🇧🇩Bengali

সমৃদ্ধ

আর্থিকভাবে ভাগ্যবান পরিস্থিতিতে; মাঝারিভাবে সমৃদ্ধ

🇮🇳Tamil

செழிப்பான

நிதி ரீதியாக அதிர்ஷ்டமான சூழ்நிலைகளில்; மிதமான பணக்காரர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సుసంపన్నమైన

ఆర్థికంగా అదృష్ట పరిస్థితుల్లో; మధ్యస్తంగా ధనవంతుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

समृद्ध

आर्थिकदृष्ट्या भाग्यवान परिस्थितीत; मध्यम श्रीमंत

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમૃદ્ધ

આર્થિક રીતે નસીબદાર સંજોગોમાં; સાધારણ સમૃદ્ધ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮೃದ್ಧ

ಆರ್ಥಿಕವಾಗಿ ಅದೃಷ್ಟದ ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳಲ್ಲಿ; ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമൃദ്ധമായ

സാമ്പത്തികമായി ഭാഗ്യകരമായ സാഹചര്യങ്ങളിൽ; മിതമായ സമ്പന്നൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਸ਼ਹਾਲ

ਵਿੱਤੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਖੁਸ਼ਕਿਸਮਤ ਹਾਲਾਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ; ਦਰਮਿਆਨੇ ਅਮੀਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوشحال

مالی طور پر خوش قسمت حالات میں؛ معتدل امیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

繁荣

在经济上幸运的情况下；中等富裕

🇯🇵Japanese

繁栄した

経済的に幸運な状況にある。適度に裕福な

🇰🇷Korean

번영하는

운 좋게도 재정적으로; 적당히 부자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thịnh vượng

trong hoàn cảnh may mắn về mặt tài chính; giàu vừa phải

🇹🇭Thai

รุ่งเรือง

ในสถานการณ์ที่โชคดีทางการเงิน รวยปานกลาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

makmur

dalam keadaan yang beruntung secara finansial; cukup kaya

🇵🇭Filipino

maunlad

sa mapalad na kalagayan sa pananalapi; katamtamang mayaman

🇲🇾Malay

makmur

dalam keadaan bernasib baik dari segi kewangan; sederhana kaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزدهر

في ظروف محظوظة ماليا؛ غنية باعتدال

🇮🇷Persian

مرفه

در شرایط بد مالی؛ نسبتاً ثروتمند

🇹🇷Turkish

zengin

mali açıdan şanslı durumlarda; orta derecede zengin

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשַׂגשֵׂג

בנסיבות המזל כלכלית; עשיר בינוני

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The primary meaning of 'prosperous' is 'in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich'.

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