PROSPEROUS

golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous

(adjective) presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome; “a favorable time to ask for a raise”; “lucky stars”; “a prosperous moment to make a decision”

golden, halcyon, prosperous

(adjective) marked by peace and prosperity; “a golden era”; “the halcyon days of the clipper trade”

comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do

(adjective) 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, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

prosperous (comparative more prosperous, superlative most prosperous)

characterized by success

well off; affluent

favorable

Synonyms

• (characterized by success): successful; see also prosperous

• (well off): affluent, rich, well off, well-to-do, wealthy; see also wealthy

• (favorable): favorable, lucky; see also auspicious

Anagrams

• oppressour

Source: Wiktionary

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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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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