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How to pronounce prosperous in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms comfortable, easy, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do
Derivation prosperity


a prosperous family.
Type Words
Synonyms favorable, favourable, golden, lucky


a prosperous moment to make a decision.
Type Words
Synonyms booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, roaring, thriving
Derivation prosperity


a prosperous new business.
Type Words
Synonyms golden, halcyon

Examples of prosperous

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The company can afford to splurge because it has become increasingly prosperous.
From the dailyherald.com
Some schools, probably in more prosperous areas, would be harder hit by layoffs.
From the latimes.com
So the company probably feels it has a good read on the pulse of the prosperous.
From the time.com
He had been abandoned by his parents at birth, and now by his prosperous uncles.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Still, in a country as prosperous as this, that's not a ruinous amount of money.
From the heraldtribune.com
By comparison, 2011 begins as relatively calm and prosperous period for farmers.
From the desmoinesregister.com
In prosperous as well as troubled areas, corporate profits are taking a beating.
From the time.com
A stable, nonmilitant Afghanistan must be a prosperous and peaceful Afghanistan.
From the sacbee.com
He bought Nott's carriage and built a prosperous livery business in Schenectady.
From the timesunion.com
More examples
  • Comfortable: 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"
  • Booming: 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"
  • Golden: marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"
  • Golden: presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"
  • (prosperously) in the manner of prosperous people
  • (prosperity) an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
  • (Prosperousness) Wealth is the abundance of valuable resources or material possessions or the control of such assets. The word wealth is derived from the old English wela, which is from an Indo-European word stem. ...
  • Prosperity is the state of flourishing, thriving, success, or good fortune. Prosperity often encompasses wealth but also includes others factors which are independent of wealth to varying degrees, such as happiness and health.
  • (Prosperity (film)) Prosperity (1932) is a comedy film starring Marie Dressler and Polly Moran. The two leading actresses play longtime matriarchal ladies comically sparring off each other, and trying to control their intertwined lives.