Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prosperous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prosperous \Pros"per*ous\, a. [L. prosperus or prosper,
originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of
sperare to hope. See {Despair}.]
1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful.
A happy passage and a prosperous wind. --Denham.
2. Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything
desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful;
as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a
prosperous man or nation.
By moderation either state to bear Prosperous or
adverse. --Milton.
Syn: Fortunate; successful; flourishing; thriving; favorable;
auspicious; lucky. See {Fortunate}. --
{Pros"per*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Pros"per*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
prosperous
adj 1: 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" [syn: {comfortable}, {easy},
{well-fixed}, {well-heeled}, {well-off}, {well-situated},
{well-to-do}]
2: 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" [syn: {booming}, {flourishing},
{palmy}, {prospering}, {roaring}, {thriving}]
3: marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon
days of the clipper trade" [syn: {golden}, {halcyon}]
4: tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are
auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable
time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous
moment to make a decision" [syn: {auspicious}, {encouraging},
{favorable}, {favourable}, {lucky}]
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