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prosperitythe state of being successful, especially financially; wealth and success

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the state of being successful, especially financially; wealth and success

Pronunciation (IPA): /prɑːˈsperəti/

Korean meaning: 번영, 번창; 성공과 부유함의 상태

Korean pronunciation: 프라**스**퍼러티

Example Sentences

  • My neighbor thinks buying lottery tickets every day is his path to prosperity.
  • The city's prosperity was built on the tech industry boom.
  • She measured prosperity not by money, but by the number of cats she could afford to feed.

prosperity

NOUN

//prɑːˈsperəti//

the state of being successful, especially financially; wealth and success

prosperity concept
💡 Concept

the state of being successful, especially financially; wealth and success

prosperity rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Wish for prosperity, live with sincerity!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/prɑːˈsperəti/
🇬🇧 UK/prɒˈsperəti/

🌳Etymology

Rootprosper
Suffix--ity

Origin

From Latin 'prosperitas', derived from 'prosperus' meaning 'favorable' or 'fortunate'. The Latin root is related to 'pro-' (forward) and 'sperare' (to hope).

🎵Rhyme

posterityausteritydexterity
posterity
austerity
dexterity

🔗Collocations

economic prosperity
bring prosperity
prosperity gospel
shared prosperity
peace and prosperity
prosperity index

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My neighbor thinks buying lottery tickets every day is his path to prosperity.

The city's prosperity was built on the tech industry boom.

😄 Fun example

She measured prosperity not by money, but by the number of cats she could afford to feed.

The government promised prosperity for all citizens through new policies.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

wealthsuccessaffluencefortuneabundance

Antonyms

povertyhardshipadversity

Related

prosperprosperousflourishthriveboom

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