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prosperous
CEFRB2
/ˈpɹɑs.pə.ɹəs/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Successful and wealthy, or likely to become so.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailWell off; affluent.
Examples
The guests wished the happy couple a long and prosperous life.
He chose a prosperous lottery number that evening.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningCharacterized by success.
More examples
In contextHe was raised in a very prosperous household.
Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox.
That town looked prosperous.
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Origin
adjective
From Middle French prospereus, from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō (“to cause to succeed”), from Old Latin pro spere (“according to expectation”), from pro (“for”) + spes (“hope”).