prosperity

(prŏ-spĕr'ĭ-tē)
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.

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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.

n

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

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

See more famous quotes about Prosperity

For a list of words related to prosperity, see:

• Economics and Economic Theory - prosperity: high point of business cycle; state of wealth
• Spending, Receiving, and Possessing Wealth - prosperity: accumulation or possession of wealth

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See words rhyming with "prosperity."

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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