Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prosperity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prosperity \Pros*per"i*ty\, n. [F. prosp['e]rit['e], L.
prosperitas. See {Prosperous}.]
The state of being prosperous; advance or gain in anything
good or desirable; successful progress in any business or
enterprise; attainment of the object desired; good fortune;
success; as, commercial prosperity; national prosperity.
Now prosperity begins to mellow. --Shak.
Prosperities can only be enjoyed by them who fear not
at all to lose them. -- Jer.
Taylor.
Syn: Prosperousness; thrift; weal; welfare; well being;
happiness.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
prosperity
n 1: an economic state of growth with rising profits and full
employment
2: the condition of prospering; having good fortune [syn: {successfulness}]
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