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Dictionary: pros·per·i·ty   (prŏ-spĕr'ĭ-tē) pronunciation
n.
The condition of being prosperous.


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Situation of Economic Growth, low Unemployment, and general sense of well-being of most of the economy's population.

Thesaurus: prosperity
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noun

  1. A state of health, happiness, and prospering: weal1, welfare, well-being. See better/worse.
  2. Steady good fortune or financial security: comfort, ease, prosperousness. Informal easy street. Idioms: comfortableeasycircumstances, the good life. See rich/poor, thrive/fail/exist.

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Definition: affluence, good fortune
Antonyms: failure, hardship, loss, poorness, poverty


Quotes About: Prosperity
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Quotes:

"Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue." - Francis Bacon

"Ten ancient commandments lousing up the fun. Along came prosperity, and then there was none." - Gerald Barzan

"In prosperity prepare for a change; in adversity hope for one." - James Burgh

"Prosperity is not just having things. It is the consciousness that attracts the things. Prosperity is a way of living and thinking, and not just having money or things. Poverty is a way of living and thinking, and not just a lack of money or things." - Eric Butterworth

"When prosperity comes, do not use all of it." - Confucius

"Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped." - Calvin Coolidge

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Translations: Prosperity
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - velstand, held

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorspoed, welvarendheid, bloei

Français (French)
n. - prospérité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wohlstand

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ευημερία, προκοπή, ευδαιμονία

Italiano (Italian)
prosperità, benessere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - prosperidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
процветание, благосостояние

Español (Spanish)
n. - prosperidad, éxito, bienestar, florecimiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - välgång, välstånd, blomstring

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
繁荣, 成功, 幸运

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 繁榮, 成功, 幸運

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 번영, 융성, 성공

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 繁栄, 幸運, 繁盛

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ازدهار, رخاء, توفيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שגשוג, שפע, הצלחה‬


 
 
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